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Accurate diagnosis is key for treating different kinds of hair loss, and immune response variations may affect the condition and treatment results.

The conclusion is that oral contraceptives and antiandrogens can treat hirsutism and acne in women with cutaneous hyperandrogenism, but more research is needed for effective treatments, especially for hair loss.

Targeted cancer therapies often cause skin problems that need careful management to improve patient quality of life and treatment success.

Melatonin may help treat PCOS symptoms in rats.

New methods to make oxasteroids show promise for medical treatments like osteoporosis and breast cancer.

Male hormones, or androgens, affect women's health in areas like mood and bone density, and hormone replacement therapy using antiandrogenic progestogens can improve mood disorders and alertness in menopausal women.

Testosterone replacement therapy can prevent men from fathering children and should not be used by those wanting to stay fertile.

Finasteride may cause sexual side effects like erectile dysfunction, but they are reversible and affect less than 2% of men.

Weight loss and metformin don't significantly change vaspin levels in women with PCOS.

Severe vertex pattern hair loss may indicate a higher risk for artery plaque buildup.

Certain hormone treatments can improve acne and related conditions in women.

Low-dose flutamide helps reduce excessive hair growth and is even more effective with birth control, without bad effects on blood fats.

Minoxidil effectively treats female pattern hair loss.

Androgens may influence T cells, contributing to higher autoimmune liver disease risk in women.

Finasteride shows promise for female hair loss, but more research needed.

Hormone therapy for transgender females increases the risk of blood clots and requires careful dosing, monitoring, and lifelong management.

Dihydrotestosterone increases certain inflammatory signals in skin cells, potentially contributing to acne.

Insulin-sensitizing drugs like metformin can help with ovulation, weight loss, and lower testosterone in some women with PCOS.

Finasteride and flutamide both reduce hair growth, but finasteride has fewer side effects.

Antiandrogens can help treat skin conditions like acne and excessive hair in women when used carefully.

Hormonal treatments are effective as a second-line option for moderate-to-severe acne in females, but should be used with caution due to health risks.

Neuroactive steroids could become safe, effective treatments with more understanding of their complex brain actions and metabolism.

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

Finasteride irreversibly affects human steroid 5α-reductase 2, providing insight into its catalytic mechanism and disease-related mutations.

The conclusion is that future hair loss treatments should target the root causes of hair thinning, not just promote hair growth.

Acne is common in women, often hormone-related, negatively affects quality of life, and requires various treatments.

Scalp hair follicle culture has limits for testing minoxidil's hair growth effects.

The document concludes that managing hirsutism involves identifying the cause, using a scoring system for severity, combining cosmetic and medical treatments, encouraging weight loss, and providing psychological support, while noting the need for more research on drug treatments.

Finasteride and dutasteride effectively treat hair loss in men and women, but may cause side effects like low libido and depression.

Testing for CAG repeat polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene is not currently recommended for managing hypogonadism.