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Gender-affirming hormone therapy changes hair growth in transgender people, with feminizing therapy reducing hair and masculinizing therapy increasing it, but sometimes additional treatment is needed.

Androgens can both stimulate and cause hair loss, and understanding their effects is key to treating hair disorders.

Steroids, particularly estrogens and 5α-reductase inhibitors, affect blood vessel-related hair growth processes in hair follicle cells.

LY320236 is a strong blocker of two enzymes that change testosterone into dihydrotestosterone and might help treat conditions related to male hormones.

Prolactin and TGF-β receptor blockers might help treat hair loss.

In 1981, the punch graft technique was the main method for hair transplantation, and medical treatments for baldness were not very effective.

Removing both ovaries may better treat increased male hormone levels and related symptoms in postmenopausal women when hormone therapy doesn't work.

Use "female pattern hair loss" term, assess androgen excess, treat with minoxidil and other medications if needed.

Women with androgen excess, especially those with PCOS, have a much higher risk of heart disease and stroke.

Blocking the androgen receptor in skin cells reduces their growth response to male hormones, suggesting a possible treatment for skin conditions linked to androgens.

Women with greater androgen sensitivity respond better to finasteride for hair loss.

The conclusion is that removing both ovaries is the best treatment for excess male hormones in postmenopausal women, with medication as another option, and managing insulin resistance is important for diagnosis and treatment.

High androgen levels in postmenopausal women may suggest an ovarian tumor, and removing it can improve heart and metabolic health.

Androgens play a key role in causing PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome).

Exemestane may protect bones by stimulating osteoblast growth through androgen-related pathways.

A young woman with kidney failure had hair loss due to a common hormonal disorder, which improved with hormone therapy.

Human skin makes sexual hormones that affect hair growth, skin health, and healing; too much can cause acne and hair loss, while treatments can manage these conditions.

Androgens can cause hair growth in some areas and hair loss on the scalp.

Modern lifestyles, including poor diet, stress, and long-term use of certain medications, hinder the body's ability to heal from inflammation, leading to chronic diseases.

Some drugs can cause hair loss, and stopping these drugs often leads to hair regrowth.

Birth control pills combined with bicalutamide are more effective at reducing excessive hair growth in women with PCOS than birth control pills alone.

Testosterone therapy aims to treat hormone deficiencies and various conditions safely and effectively, but requires careful patient monitoring due to potential side effects.

Testosterone helps human pancreatic cells increase insulin release.

Spironolactone works well for acne and hirsutism, isotretinoin is very effective for acne and may have antiandrogenic effects, and 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors should be considered antiandrogens.

Don't combine abiraterone and spironolactone for prostate cancer treatment as it may worsen the disease.

D-004 may be a natural alternative to finasteride for treating enlarged prostate and male baldness.

Different drugs can treat high male hormone levels in women, but they have various effects and some may harm a fetus.

Ethinylestradiol/chlormadinone acetate may be an effective and well-tolerated treatment for skin conditions caused by excess androgens.

Common latent viruses might contribute to male-pattern baldness by disrupting cell processes that normally suppress hair loss-related proteins.

Most adrenal cortex tumors are benign and non-secreting, but proper diagnosis and treatment are important due to the rare possibility of cancer.