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Middle-aged women with PCOS often continue to experience symptoms related to high androgen levels, like unwanted hair growth.

The study suggests using a score of 11 on the mFG scale to diagnose hirsutism in Turkish women, with adjustments for age, skin type, and family history.

An mFG score of 5 or more indicates above-normal hair growth in Southern Chinese women.

Spironolactone is more effective than finasteride in treating excessive hair growth in women.

Testosterone treatment in trans men increases body and facial hair and may lead to hair loss over time, but severe skin issues are rare.

Patients with PCOS rate their hirsutism higher than clinicians, and these self-ratings are more closely related to their quality of life and risk of depression.

The modified Ferriman-Gallwey method is a useful tool for diagnosing hirsutism.

PCOS affects about 4% of women in the southeastern U.S. equally across Black and White populations.

Metformin is effective for treating excessive hair growth in women with PCOS and may work better than the standard treatment in some ways.

The conclusion is that managing androgen excess requires long-term treatment, including hormonal contraceptives and androgen blockers, with follow-up after six months.

Taking low-dose spironolactone and metformin together works better for PCOS symptoms than either drug alone.

Spironolactone reduces the enzyme activity that converts testosterone to DHT, helping treat excessive hair growth in women.

The document concludes that proper diagnosis and combined treatments are key for hirsutism management, and weight loss may help overweight patients.

The document concludes that careful evaluation is needed to diagnose PCOS correctly due to similar symptoms in other conditions, and accurate testosterone level measurement is crucial.

Use good lighting, consistent positioning, and proper camera settings for effective hair disorder photos.

Blood tests are needed to confirm high male hormone levels in women with PCOS, as physical signs alone are not reliable.

Finasteride gel effectively and safely reduces hair thickness in women with excessive hair growth.

Combination therapy with oral contraceptives and spironolactone improves hair growth, menstrual issues, and acne in women with PCOS.

Most hirsutism patients had idiopathic hirsutism or PCOS, with hormonal imbalances and signs like acne and irregular periods.

The main causes of hirsutism in Jordanian women are PCOS and idiopathic hirsutism.

Birth control pills combined with bicalutamide are more effective at reducing excessive hair growth in women with PCOS than birth control pills alone.

Metformin improved menstrual cycle regularity and signs of hyperandrogenism in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes but did not improve blood sugar control.

PCOS is a common hormonal disorder with symptoms like irregular periods and excess hair growth, managed with lifestyle changes and medications.

A simplified scoring system can effectively diagnose hirsutism in Chinese women of reproductive age.

Methotrexate treatment for rheumatoid arthritis has a serious infection rate of about two per 100 patient-years.

Lower nitric oxide and higher fibrinogen found in hirsute women; impaired sexual function in 22.6% of hair loss patients, linked to psoriasis severity.

The French Endocrine Society suggests diagnosing PCOS with two of three signs, recommends lifestyle changes and clomiphene for treatment, and calls for more research on certain treatments and tests.

Flutamide may slightly improve hair loss in women, but finasteride does not work.

Spironolactone is a low-cost, effective, and generally safe treatment for various skin conditions related to hormones.

Young women with nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia may experience worse sexual function and mild depression compared to healthy women.