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January 2019 in “LGBT health” Transgender women can still get testicular cancer, so proper screening is important.
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November 2022 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Human hair varies widely and should be classified by curl type rather than race.
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November 2023 in “Global journal of medical research” Understanding the properties of hyaluronic acid helps improve its use in facial aging treatments.
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January 2015 in “Springer eBooks” Hair damage shows as fragility, dullness, and discoloration, varies by ethnicity, and is worsened by cosmetic procedures and diseases.