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Athletes use steroids to enhance performance despite health risks and legal issues, and education on their dangers is needed.

Finasteride reduces prostate bleeding by affecting blood vessel growth.

Finasteride and minoxidil together promote hair growth better than either alone.

The model suggests that scalp tension could lead to hair loss, with factors like blood vessel hardening, enlarged oil glands, and poor microcirculation also playing a role. It also hints at a possible link between skull shape and baldness pattern.

Hormonal therapy is a treatment option for acne, the only medical treatment for hirsutism, and the most promising for androgenetic alopecia.

Certain changes to the B-ring of androgen receptor ligands can increase their effectiveness for potential treatments of muscle and bone conditions.

Trichotillomania, a disorder where people compulsively pull out their own hair, often starts around age 12, is more common in adult females, and can be treated with behavior therapy and medication.

α-spinasterol from Melandrium firmum can help reduce prostate enlargement.

Monascus helps prevent baldness, prostate issues, and may be a natural alternative to medications.

Finasteride reduces prostate cancer risk but may increase high-grade cancer chances.

Finasteride doesn't improve survival in LNCaP tumor model during off-cycle of therapy.

Proscar (finasteride) blocks 5α-reductase in sea urchin ovaries and testes, suggesting potential treatment for androgen-related conditions.

Analog 23 is a promising compound for prostate cancer treatment.

Different substances that activate or block the androgen receptor can affect male development and treat conditions like prostate cancer.

Citrullus colocynthis and Citrullus lanatus have potential health benefits but may also cause reproductive toxicity.

Terazosin and finasteride effectively treat BPH, but combining them adds no extra benefit.

The enzyme steroid sulfatase is linked to breast cancer and other conditions, and inhibitors are being developed for treatment.

Anabolic steroids can build muscle and strength but have risks and need more research on their clinical benefits and side effects.

Blocking the enzyme 5α-reductase can shrink the prostate and help treat enlarged prostate issues.

Future hair loss treatments should aim to extend hair growth, reactivate resting follicles, reverse shrinkage, and possibly create new follicles, with gene therapy showing promise.

Understanding where cancer cells come from helps create better prevention and treatment methods.

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

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.

Male and female bodies respond differently to stress, influenced by hormones and development stages, with implications for stress-related diseases.

The PDGF/PDGFR pathway is a potential drug target with mixed success in treating various diseases, including some cancers and fibrosis.

Menopause can lead to skin and hair problems due to hormonal changes, but hormone replacement therapy might help slow these effects.

Early diagnosis and individualized treatment improve outcomes for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.

Estrogen replacement can improve skin health in menopausal women but doesn't reverse sun damage or prevent hair loss.

Vitamin D has potential benefits for cancer prevention, heart health, diabetes, obesity, muscle function, skin health, and immune function, but clinical results are mixed and more research is needed.

Flutamide rarely causes liver toxicity in prostate cancer patients.