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Understanding hair follicles through various models can help develop new treatments for hair disorders.

Women with hyperandrogenism have higher androgen levels and lower SHBG, which may contribute to conditions like excessive hair growth and early puberty.

Balanced hormones are crucial for women's health, and can be managed with lifestyle changes or hormone therapy if needed.

Hormones affect skin aging and fat distribution, and treatments can help, but only minoxidil is proven for female hair loss.

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

Chemicals and body size might change when puberty starts and progresses, but more research is needed to confirm this.

Beauty standards cause widespread harm and need collective action to address.

Androgens can both increase and decrease hair growth in different parts of the body.

Androgens can both stimulate and cause hair loss, and understanding their effects is key to treating hair disorders.

Hair growth is influenced by interactions between skin layers, growth factors, and hormones, but the exact mechanisms are not fully understood.

Hair growth is influenced by hormones and goes through different phases; androgens can both promote and inhibit hair growth depending on the body area.

Early puberty is more common in girls and African-American children, possibly due to nutrition, obesity, stress, and environmental factors, and is treated with hormone therapy.

Androgenetic alopecia in men is genetic and linked to health issues like obesity and heart disease, with treatments including minoxidil, finasteride, and hair transplants.

A hair transplant using hair from the back of the head and pubic area was successful in creating a feminine hairline for a male-to-female transgender person.

Dihydrotestosterone increases the activity of an enzyme in pubic skin cells that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.

The main enzyme found in pubic skin that could be targeted to treat excessive hair growth is 5 alpha-R2.

Single hair follicle transplantation is best for restoring eyelashes, eyebrows, and pubic hair, with attention to natural hair direction, thickness, and design.

The exact cause of increased 5α-reductase activity leading to hirsutism in women is still unknown.

Hair transplants help transgender patients look more like their gender identity, with different procedures for trans women and men.

Vietnamese women with PCOS tend to be younger, have larger waists, higher AMH levels, and more body hair than those without PCOS.

The document concludes that common menstrual disorders affect adolescent women, with the normal menstrual cycle lasting 21 to 35 days.

A 46-year-old man showed symptoms of a rare condition usually seen in postmenopausal women, highlighting the need for dentist-dermatologist collaboration.

A 15-year-old girl with no menstrual period was diagnosed with a genetic condition that makes her body unable to respond to male hormones, leading to female characteristics despite having male genetic makeup.

A woman had both Graham Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome, causing hair loss, and complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, making her genetically male but physically female. This suggests androgens don't affect the hair loss condition.

The patient's long-term symptoms were due to Sheehan's syndrome, which improved with hormone therapy.

A 24-month-old Nigerian girl developed early puberty with no family history, needing treatment her family couldn't afford.

Tofacitinib improved arthritis and partially improved hair loss in a lupus patient without side effects.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia is a genetic disorder with two forms, causing symptoms like early puberty and severe acne, but can be identified through screening and treated with glucocorticoids.

Acquired Progressive Kinking of Hair is likely an early sign of male pattern baldness.

Body hair can be used to test for alcohol intake, especially in men.