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This review summarizes major surveys on Behcet's disease, highlighting its systemic manifestations, with primary morbidity linked to ocular involvement causing severe vision loss or blindness.

This article reviews the complex nature and diagnostic criteria of polycystic ovary syndrome, and discusses its treatment options without reporting any new clinical results.

This letter humorously reflects on aging and disputes the notion of "Geezer syndrome" linked to the Great Depression, emphasizing resilience and growth in knowledge over time.

This review highlights the importance of implementing dementia screening and cognitive evaluation in primary care to better prepare healthcare providers for managing cognitive impairment in the aging population.

This review discusses the role of DHEA in intracrinology, highlighting its impact on breast and prostate cancer treatment and potential as a menopause therapy, but reports no new research findings.

This article discusses the rationale, design, and significant findings of the long-running Rotterdam Study but reports no new clinical results.

Hair loss in women is genetic, diagnosed by examination and biopsy, and treated with minoxidil, finasteride, or transplantation.

This study found that while MK-0773 significantly increased lean body mass in sarcopenic frail elderly women, it did not significantly improve muscle strength or physical function compared to placebo.

This study found that finasteride improves scalp hair growth in men with male pattern hair loss by reducing scalp dihydrotestosterone levels, but it did not benefit postmenopausal women with female pattern hair loss.

This study reported that palliative chemotherapy prolonged overall and quality-adjusted survival in patients with advanced gastric cancer, with improved quality of life compared to best supportive care, but increased costs.

This study found that frontal and frontoparietal hair recession is relatively common in women, especially after menopause, and may not indicate abnormal androgen metabolism absent other virilization signs.

In this study, the researchers observed that male pattern alopecia is characterized by miniature follicles, enlarged sebaceous glands, and an increased number of mast cells, without significant abnormalities in enzyme activity.

This review discusses the clinical, epidemiological, and pathophysiological aspects of female pattern hair loss, reporting no new research findings.

Finasteride treats enlarged prostate, shrinks it, improves urination, but may cause sexual dysfunction and isn't for women or children.

This review discusses the emerging "endocrine phenotype" of COVID-19, highlighting the implications for managing diabetes, obesity, vitamin D deficiency, and other endocrine conditions in affected patients.

This paper describes various skin conditions associated with celiac disease and suggests that these dermatological signs might aid in diagnosing the disease, potentially improving with a gluten-free diet.

This review found that women with idiopathic hirsutism may have increased 5α-reductase activity, as indicated by elevated levels of a dihydrotestosterone-reduced metabolite, but more research is needed to confirm its clinical relevance as a biomarker.

This review discusses the negative health impacts of testosterone deficiency and the potential adverse effects of 5α-reductase inhibitors, emphasizing the need for patient-physician discussions regarding these treatments.

This report describes two patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia who developed acute hair loss on their limbs, revealing that the limb alopecia had similar histological features to scalp alopecia.

This review examines how male facial anatomy and behavior contribute to sexual dimorphism in facial aging, pointing to factors that accelerate aging in men but presents no new clinical results.

This article reviews the potential neuroprotective effects of 17α‐estradiol in neurodegenerative diseases and highlights its possibly lower toxicity compared to more feminizing hormones, but it reports no new clinical findings.

This review focuses on the various skin symptoms associated with COVID-19 but reports no new clinical findings.

Minoxidil effectively treats hair loss, works better for women, and requires consistent use.

In this study, finasteride was found to reduce costs associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia compared to watchful waiting and terazosin, especially in men with higher prostate-specific antigen levels.

Finasteride treats enlarged prostate and baldness, but may cause limited urinary improvement and sex-related side effects.

This review found no evidence that DHEA improves quality of life or decreases menopausal symptoms in peri- and postmenopausal women, but it may slightly enhance sexual function compared to placebo.

This study found that late-onset alopecia areata is more common in women and tends to present with milder symptoms, with some patients achieving complete hair regrowth in mild cases.

This review discusses the skin manifestations of metabolic diseases like diabetes and gout, emphasizing their role in diagnosis and monitoring, but it presents no new research findings.

This article discusses nutritional contributions to hair health and highlights the need for identifying risk factors for deficiencies but reports no new clinical findings.