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Patients with acanthosis nigricans often have insulin resistance and signs of increased male hormones, but treatment targeting these male hormones is generally ineffective.

Finasteride effectively reduces hair growth in women with polycystic ovary syndrome or idiopathic hirsutism.

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.

Finasteride and CPA-EE2 equally reduce hirsutism, but affect hormone levels differently.

Hirsutism is excessive male-pattern hair growth in women, often caused by hormonal imbalances, and requires ongoing treatment to manage.

Most tinea capitis cases in southern Taiwan were in adult women, mainly caused by Trichophyton violaceum.

Treatment with a hormone agonist can reduce excess male hormones in postmenopausal women without surgery.

Tinea capitis is a common scalp infection causing hair loss, mostly in young children.

Finasteride reduces hair growth and is safe for women with excessive hair.

The document concludes that terbinafine is effective for treating scalp fungal infections in children and recommends not excluding them from school during treatment, while also highlighting the need for updated treatment guidelines due to changing infection patterns.

Finasteride and flutamide both reduce hair growth, but finasteride has fewer side effects.

High androgen levels and genetic factors likely cause Becker's nevus and related symptoms.

Women with excessive male-pattern hair growth should get a full hormone check-up to find and treat any underlying issues, considering both medical and emotional aspects.

Intermittent low-dose finasteride works as well as daily use for treating excessive hair growth in women.

Finasteride reduces hirsutism effectively with fewer side effects but is a second-choice treatment due to safety concerns.

Girls with PCOS during adolescence have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and early treatment can help manage this risk.

Hirsute women have lower type 2 17β-HSD enzyme levels, which improve with treatment.

Finasteride safely reduces excessive hair growth in women.

All treatments reduce hair growth; low dose flutamide most effective with fewer side effects.

Acne severity in women with PCOS is linked to younger age, lower body weight, and more body hair, but not to hormone levels.

Women with hyperandrogenic amenorrhea have similar bone density to healthy women but lower than androgenized women without amenorrhea, and high DHEAS levels might affect bone density.

Higher hs-CRP levels in Indian adolescent women with PCOS are more related to BMI than PCOS itself.

Most cases of excessive hair growth in women are caused by polycystic ovarian syndrome and are linked to higher free testosterone levels.

A combined drug and laser treatment improved hirsutism in a PCOS patient, also enhancing her heart health and requiring regular liver and kidney checks.

Low-dose finasteride effectively reduces hirsutism without serious side-effects.

Cyproterone acetate is effective for treating hirsutism, but some patients may feel worse on low-dose maintenance therapy.

Primary care for PCOS focuses on lifestyle changes, medication based on symptoms, and mental health, with diabetes screening and specialist referral for severe cases.

Normal levels for certain hormones in Chinese women of reproductive age were identified.

Obesity changes androgen levels in women with PCOS, leading to higher testosterone relative to androstenedione.

New treatments for excessive hair growth in women include insulin modulators and enzyme inhibitors.