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Hormones, especially androgens, play a key role in causing acne, and treatments like hormone control pills and hormone-blocking medications can help.

This article reviews current understanding of dermal fibroblasts' structure and function, highlighting their crucial role in connective tissue formation and repair, which is important for selecting effective treatments for age-related skin changes.

This source highlights the role of progestin in contraception, noting that while different types have varying progesteronic potential and effects, they share similar contraceptive mechanisms, allowing tailored use based on patient conditions.

This review highlights the variability and unpredictability of alopecia areata, ranging from single scalp patches to total body hair loss, and notes the 2022 approval of the first AA-specific drug, baricitinib, potentially spurring new research into targeted treatments.

This article reviews the metabolic and endocrine complexities of PCOS, emphasizing the importance of lifestyle changes and medical management in addressing its various symptoms and complications, but reports no new clinical results.

This article describes the causes of hirsutism, introduces a novel assessment tool, and suggests strategies for investigation and management, but provides no new experimental results.

This randomized clinical trial found that oral contraceptives containing desogestrel were associated with more adverse effects on serum lipids and blood pressure compared to those containing drospirenone in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

This review discusses potential drug interactions between herbal medicines and oral contraceptives, reporting no new research results but highlighting the risk these interactions pose to contraceptive effectiveness.

This source outlines various antiandrogen and androgen inhibitor drugs used to treat cutaneous disorders of hyperandrogenism, detailing their mechanisms, uses, dosages, and side effects, with emphasis on spironolactone, finasteride, dutasteride, and oral contraceptives.

This trial explores whether spironolactone is more effective than cyclines for treating moderate acne in adult women, providing a potential alternative amidst concerns over antibiotic resistance.

This source provides a comprehensive review of acne vulgaris, highlighting its pathophysiology, epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, and treatment options, emphasizing the significance of addressing acne's psychosocial burden for adolescents and beyond.

This chapter reviews pharmacodynamic evaluations in endocrine disorders focusing on oral antidiabetics, insulin analogues, and hormone interactions, but reports no new results.

This article discusses the dermatological manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome and emphasizes the importance of recognizing acne, hirsutism, and alopecia for early diagnosis; it reports no new clinical results.

Hormonal treatments can help with hair loss, acne, and excess hair growth, but it takes 3-6 months to see results and patients should know the possible side effects.

This review discusses various sex hormones and related compounds, including estrogens and anabolic steroids, but reports no new findings; it highlights existing literature from 2014 regarding their use and effects.

This review discusses hormones that affect acne and highlights a statistically significant link between a low-glycemic-load diet and reduced acne activity, but reports no new experimental findings.

The document lists various dermatology topics, treatments, and diagnostic methods.

This review discusses the 2011 publications on the side effects of sex hormones and related compounds, without reporting new clinical results.

The document concludes that accurate diagnosis of male and female gonadal disorders is crucial for effective treatment and better patient outcomes.

Eating disorders can cause various hair problems, and while hair loss in these disorders is linked to metabolic syndrome, treatment focuses on specific medications and lifestyle changes for the syndrome.

This article reviews the diagnosis and management of hirsutism in women, discussing its causes, assessment, and treatment options; no new clinical findings are included.

This review examines the causes, assessment, and treatments of hirsutism and highlights the need for future research in managing this condition but presents no new research findings.

This review discusses the impact of hormonal changes on female skin and hair loss and suggests that antiandrogenic treatments may help mitigate these effects, but reports no new clinical results.

This review examines complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS I) mechanisms, including immune dysregulation and psychological factors, but reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight potential diagnostic refinements.

This article reviews the use of anti-androgens for dermatological conditions linked to androgen involvement and reports encouraging clinical experiences in females, with use in males limited to specific conditions due to toxicity concerns.

This study found that Anovlar effectively reduced pain in severe dysmenorrhea cases and regulated cycles in oligomenorrhea patients, but some side effects and occasional treatment failures were reported.

In this study, transitioning a dairy herd from a tie-stall to a free-stall barn improved the health of carpal and hock joints, but increased heel horn erosion and cortisol levels suggested heightened stress.

This article reviews the diagnostics and medical transition options for adults with gender incongruence, reports no new clinical results, and highlights the importance of primary care knowledge in managing these patients.

This article reviews the discovery and various physiological effects of cyproterone acetate, reporting its established indications for several androgen-driven conditions but providing no new clinical data.