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Small changes in hormones can significantly impact health, showing the importance of sensitive testing for chemicals that disrupt hormones.

Higher early lead exposure is linked to delayed puberty in girls.

Taking biotin supplements can cause incorrect thyroid test results, leading to wrong diagnoses.

Long COVID affects over half of COVID-19 survivors, causing a range of symptoms like fatigue and neurological issues, with no specific treatment yet.

Excessive iodine from a cystic fibrosis supplement can cause hypothyroidism.

Metformin and rosiglitazone improve blood vessel function in women with PCOS, with metformin also reducing insulin resistance and testosterone levels.

Ayme-Gripp Syndrome was confirmed in a woman through genetic testing, highlighting the need to consider rare genetic conditions in diagnoses.

The guideline recommends mental health involvement in diagnosing gender identity disorder and outlines hormone and surgical treatment protocols, emphasizing safety, informed consent, and long-term monitoring.

Topical spironolactone cream doesn't cause hormone-related side effects in the body.

The document concludes that non-endocrine alopecia in pets varies in treatment effectiveness and often has a poor prognosis, especially in cats.

Skin symptoms can indicate endocrine disorders and have various treatments.

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.

The document concludes that hormone therapy is essential for treating gender dysphoria, with specific drugs and monitoring protocols recommended for safety and effectiveness.

Hirsutism can be caused by various conditions besides PCOS, and it's important to treat the underlying issue and manage symptoms with medication and cosmetic approaches.

Long-term fluticasone treatment does not harm the immune system in horses with heaves.

Hormones significantly affect women's sexual function, and more research is needed to improve treatments for sexual dysfunction with minimal side effects.

Acute illnesses like sepsis can disrupt thyroid hormone balance without central hypothyroidism.

Marijuana use may be linked to lower TSH levels, but the exact cause is unclear.

Thyroid function may influence hair loss after COVID-19.

TSH is usually the only test needed to check thyroid function in primary care.

DHEA may help with sexual function when used intravaginally by menopausal women but is similar to hormone therapy in other aspects and might cause more side effects like acne and hair loss.

Testosterone therapy can improve sexual desire and function in postmenopausal women but should be used cautiously and not based solely on testosterone levels.

Doctors should diagnose hair loss by examining the patient and possibly doing tests, and then treat it based on the type, which may prevent permanent hair loss.

The case shows the difficulty in diagnosing certain conditions when standard tests are negative.

Vitamin D may help reduce antibody levels in men with autoimmune thyroiditis and early-onset androgenic alopecia, but has no significant impact on thyroid function.

Excessive hair growth in women often has no known cause and is not linked to race or other hormonal symptoms.

Mice without the vitamin D receptor have bone issues and other health problems, suggesting vitamin D is important for preventing various diseases in humans.

Small hormonal imbalances can cause significant health problems, so more sensitive testing for hormone-disrupting chemicals is needed.

A patient with myotonic dystrophy had several autoimmune disorders and thyroid cancer, suggesting a possible link between these conditions.

Androgenetic alopecia involves genetics, hormones, and can be treated with medications or surgery.