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The skin's layers protect, sense, and regulate the body's internal balance, but can be prone to cancer.

PCOS is common among Chinese women of reproductive age and linked to serious metabolic and reproductive issues, especially in obese women.

The document likely offers guidance on treating a woman's excessive hair growth, considering her symptoms and obesity.

Women with PCOS often have more belly fat and higher insulin levels, but belly fat isn't the only cause of their insulin resistance.

The guidelines advise against using testosterone and DHEA in women for most conditions due to safety and effectiveness concerns, but suggest considering testosterone for postmenopausal women with low sexual desire.

Finasteride doesn't effectively treat hair loss in postmenopausal women.

AGA causes hair loss by shrinking hair follicles due to DHT binding, and can be treated with finasteride and minoxidil.

Hair loss in women is genetic, diagnosed by examination and biopsy, and treated with minoxidil, finasteride, or transplantation.

Some patients taking finasteride or dutasteride may have ongoing sexual problems and depression even after stopping the medication.

Insulin resistance and obesity are key factors in the development and worsening of polycystic ovary syndrome, and lifestyle changes are important for managing it.

Adding anti-Müllerian hormone to PCOS criteria lowers the number of women diagnosed.

The document concludes that the 5 alpha-reductase enzymes are important in steroid metabolism and related to various human diseases, with inhibitors used to treat conditions like male pattern baldness and prostate issues.

Testing basal 17-HP levels is a good way to screen for nonclassic adrenal hyperplasia in women with high androgen levels.

Diagnosing PCOS in teenagers is challenging and should use strict criteria to avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary worry.

Hormone therapy for trans individuals is effective and generally safe in the short term.

Antiandrogens like flutamide are effective in treating conditions like prostate cancer and hair loss, but there's a need for more potent versions. Understanding their structure can help develop better treatments.

Metformin helps manage polycystic ovary syndrome by improving insulin resistance and ovulation, but more research is needed on its full effects.

High levels of male hormones, insulin resistance, and obesity are closely linked and worsen polycystic ovary syndrome, but more research is needed to improve treatments.

Most women with excess hair growth have an underlying hormonal issue, often treated with medication and hair removal methods.

Different animals have unique versions of the enzyme that changes testosterone into another hormone, which is important for creating effective treatments for prostate and hair loss conditions.

Metformin is effective for treating excessive hair growth in women with PCOS and may work better than the standard treatment in some ways.

Finasteride for hair loss can cause long-lasting sexual side effects like low libido and erectile dysfunction.

Spironolactone is a safe and effective treatment for reducing excessive hair growth in women.

Hormone treatments in transsexual individuals reduce hair growth and oil production in male-to-females and increase them in female-to-males.

Hair loss needs more research for better treatments.

Oestrogens are key for bone growth during puberty in both boys and girls.

Lower doses of treatments for hirsutism and acne in PCOS are effective and cause fewer side effects.

Male hormones, particularly DHT, are linked to male pattern hair loss, and treatments like finasteride can help, but they don't work for postmenopausal women's hair loss, which may have different causes.

Flutamide is more effective and has fewer side effects than spironolactone for treating hirsutism.

Women with PCOS face higher risks of diabetes and heart disease, and these risks increase with obesity.