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LGBT individuals have unique skin health needs, including higher STD risks and side effects from gender-affirming treatments, requiring dermatologists to offer knowledgeable and culturally competent care.

Early medical support for transgender youth is important for their health, with low regret for gender-affirming hormone use and a need for knowledgeable care providers.

Laser treatment for skin conditions VEN and ILVEN is effective and liked by patients.

The guideline provides healthcare professionals in South Africa with instructions for comprehensive, multidisciplinary gender-affirming care, including HIV prevention and treatment for transgender and gender diverse individuals.

The review highlights the need for more research on transgender dermatology, the role of dermatologists in gender affirmation, and the effects of hormone therapy on skin and hair.

Transgender patients in critical care need better-trained medical staff and specific guidelines.

Dermatologists are essential in helping transgender and gender diverse patients with skin and hair issues related to gender affirmation and hormone therapy.

Gender-affirming therapy can cause skin issues like acne and hair loss in transgender adolescents, and more research is needed on its dermatological effects.

Transgender patients need proper skin care, especially when undergoing hormone treatments, to manage issues like acne and hair loss.

Minoxidil can help transgender males grow facial hair before starting testosterone therapy.

Baldness in men with prostate cancer is linked to higher levels of certain sex hormones, but chest hair density is not.

The chapter explains the causes of excessive hair growth and masculinization in women and how to measure hormone levels related to these conditions.

Antiandrogen therapy helped increase hair growth in women with hormonal imbalances related to baldness.

Women with idiopathic hirsutism and PCOS have higher RBP4 levels, and PCOS is linked to greater insulin resistance; weight management may help both conditions.

A boy with severe Vitamin D-resistant rickets did not respond to treatment and lacked a common symptom, suggesting a need for alternative treatments.

Excessive hair growth can be assessed by history, exam, and blood tests, and treated with medication like dexamethasone, birth control pills, and spironolactone.

The treatment reduced hair growth and testosterone in women with excess hair and had some effects on stress responses.

Benzodiazepines changed hormone levels but did not affect hair growth in women with idiopathic hirsutism.

Both oral contraceptives reduced acne effectively and had similar positive effects on skin oiliness and hair growth.

Lipid Accumulation Product and Free Androgens Index are effective for assessing fatty liver disease risk in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Glucocorticoids are powerful anti-inflammatory drugs that must be used carefully to avoid serious side effects.

A protein combining parathyroid hormone and collagen helped hair regrow in mice with a hair loss condition.

Mutations in the vitamin D receptor cause hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets, leading to poor bone health and requiring high calcium doses for treatment.

Androgens like testosterone affect hair growth and oil production differently across body parts and individuals.

High uric acid levels are more common in PCOS patients, especially those with androgenic PCOS, and are linked with increased cardiovascular risk and other metabolic issues.

Hormonal contraceptives can help treat acne by affecting sebum production and androgen levels.

A simple screening method found that 6.3% of women in a semiurban area in Sri Lanka have polycystic ovary syndrome, with most showing menstrual irregularities.

About 6.5% of young Caucasian women in Spain have polycystic ovary syndrome.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is found in 6.5% of unselected Caucasian women in Spain.