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Antiandrogens and androgen inhibitors like spironolactone, finasteride, and dutasteride can treat hair loss and skin conditions, but they have risks and side effects, including potential harm to pregnant women and risks of cancer and heart issues. Herbal remedies also have antiandrogenic effects but lack safety validation.

Blood tests for tumor cells could improve prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment; hair loss severity linked to a gene affecting prostate conditions.

Finasteride, a hair loss drug, may cause long-term sexual side effects due to changes in hormone receptor levels.

Testosterone replacement may help some postmenopausal women with symptoms like fatigue and low libido, but more research is needed to fully understand its effects.

Too much AKR1C3 enzyme causes resistance to finasteride by increasing testosterone.

Custom software found that common allergy drugs might have new uses for various conditions and could improve survival in some cancers.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a prohormone important for producing sex steroids and has potential health benefits.

Melatonin affects many body functions beyond sleep by interacting with specific receptors in various tissues.

Tamoxifen can cause total hair loss but its benefits outweigh this side effect.

Estrogens can improve skin aging but carry risks; more research is needed on safer treatments.

A specific DNA sequence caused hair loss in male mice by activating immune cells and increasing a certain immune signal.

Some breast cancer patients on hormone therapy experience hair loss, and treatments like certain topical inhibitors and supplements may help without harming their cancer prognosis.

The study concluded that both estrogen and androgen receptors, which decrease with age, are linked to skin aging and may be hormonally regulated.

Estrogen Receptor ß (ERß) is the main hormone controller in human skin and hair follicles, not Estrogen Receptor α (ERα) or the Androgen Receptor (AR).

Certain genetic variations in the AR and ERβ genes can affect androgen levels in women.

Longer CAG repeat lengths in the androgen receptor gene are linked to higher testosterone levels in women with PCOS.

Spironolactone harms fish reproduction and is more potent in fish than invertebrates, needing environmental monitoring.

DHT affects bone growth by altering gene activity in osteoblasts, potentially complicating steroid use.

The length of CAG repeats in the androgen receptor gene is linked to ovarian reserve but does not affect how the ovaries respond to stimulation.

Reproductive hormones play a crucial role in breast cancer development and treatment challenges.

Medicines for enlarged prostate may raise the risk of breast growth and tenderness but not breast cancer.

Antiandrogens have important biological effects, but more research is needed to understand them fully and compare their effectiveness and side effects to other treatments.

The study created a test that found hormonal and toxic effects in plant and fungal extracts using prostate cancer cells.

Early-onset baldness is linked to a higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men, especially before age 60.

Long-term estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women can improve certain health markers, hair loss is common regardless of hormone use, stopping estrogen doesn't increase breast cancer risk, smoking does, and a balanced BMI is linked to lower mortality.

Antiandrogens are effective for conditions like prostate cancer and skin issues, but more research is needed to confirm their benefits and minimize side effects.

Human sebaceous glands contain enzymes that affect androgen production and may influence sebum production and acne.

Progestogens are essential in menopausal hormone therapy to prevent uterine cancer and must be chosen carefully based on individual needs.

The drug enzalutamide may reduce the ability of the virus causing COVID-19 to enter lung cells.

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) stops hair growth in mice by lowering a growth factor important for hair.