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Antiandrogenic pretreatment for women with PCOS does not improve fertility outcomes and delays pregnancy.

The review found that current care models for PCOS are not fully effective and more research is needed, especially in low-income countries.

PCOS care in Singapore can be bettered by refining referral systems, standardizing diagnosis and treatment, enhancing complication screening, and offering educational resources for clinicians.

Polycystic ovary syndrome increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and endometrial cancer, and requires early treatment to manage these risks.

Acanthosis nigricans in teenage girls with PCOS is a sign of obesity, not insulin resistance or glucose intolerance.

Overweight women with PCOS are more likely to have excess male hormones.

A specific gene variation is linked to a higher risk of polycystic ovary syndrome in Caucasian women.

Removing one ovary helped treat a woman's severe PCOS symptoms when medicine didn't work.

H. pylori infection is not linked to PCOS or infertility.

Metformin lowers prolactin in women without PCOS but not in those with PCOS, where it reduces other hormones instead.

Ovarian drilling surgery is not clearly better than medical treatments for PCOS symptoms.

Women with PCOS have more Bifidobacterium in their gut compared to those without PCOS.

Myo-inositol-based treatments greatly improve pregnancy chances for women with PCOS.

Some women with PCOS have rare genetic variants linked to the condition.

Cyproterone acetate at 2mg daily is as effective as higher doses for treating excessive hair growth in women.

Cimetidine did not reduce hair growth in women with hirsutism.

Low-dose flutamide helps reduce excessive hair growth and is even more effective with birth control, without bad effects on blood fats.

Scalp hair grows at 0.37 mm/day, forearm hair at 0.18 mm/day, and thigh hair at 0.30 mm/day, with no significant differences found in people with certain hair conditions.

A rare, non-cancerous ovarian tumor was successfully treated with surgery, improving the patient's symptoms.

The medication combination did not affect glucose tolerance but increased some cholesterol levels due to its estrogen component.

Certain skin conditions can indicate insulin resistance and should prompt lifestyle changes and medical treatment to manage underlying health issues.

Male pattern baldness may indicate arterial stiffness in transgender men on long-term testosterone therapy.

Shorter CAG repeats may cause hair and skin issues, while longer ones may link to acne.

For women with moderate to severe unwanted hair growth or acne, birth control pills are the first choice, with other medications like cyproterone, spironolactone, flutamide, or finasteride as alternatives, and permanent hair removal should be done with electrolysis or laser.

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.

Insulin resistance is not more common in idiopathic hirsutism patients than in healthy individuals.

Finasteride and flutamide can effectively treat hirsutism, with abdominal hairs showing the most sensitivity to the treatment.

Hirsutism is often caused by high male hormone levels and can be treated with lifestyle changes and medications.

Women with more body hair tend to have thicker belly fat and more metabolic health issues.

Both finasteride and GnRH agonist treatments reduced hair growth in women with idiopathic hirsutism, but GnRH agonist was more effective.