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Early signs of PCOS in girls, like irregular periods and polycystic ovaries, suggest a need for early diagnosis and intervention to prevent further health issues.

Small changes in hormones can significantly impact health, showing the importance of sensitive testing for chemicals that disrupt hormones.

Long-term testosterone therapy can cause hormone suppression, affect prostate and heart health, and alter physical characteristics, but does not increase prostate cancer risk and needs more research for full risk assessment.

The document concludes that treating female hair loss should target reducing excess androgen and blocking its effects on hair follicles, with the best treatments being hormonal therapy, adrenal suppression, and topical minoxidil.

Sex hormone treatments can increase muscle mass in older adults but have inconsistent effects on muscle function and may carry cardiovascular risks.

Men with low or no sperm count have lower salivary testosterone levels, and saliva testing can measure their testosterone well.

Normal levels of DHT can reduce belly fat and increase muscle, but too much can lead to hair loss, prostate issues, and possibly heart disease.

Deslorelin implants successfully treated hair loss in two male Keeshonden dogs.

Sex hormones may affect COVID-19 severity, with men often faring worse, and targeting related pathways could offer treatment options.

Testosterone therapy can help postmenopausal women with low sexual desire but needs more safety research and should be used with estrogen therapy.

Older men with lower levels of available testosterone are more likely to be frail.

Spironolactone may help reduce excessive hair growth in women with high male hormone levels.

Using anabolic androgenic steroids can cause serious, lasting health problems in many parts of the body.

Diazoxide applied to the skin can increase hair growth without harmful side effects.

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is crucial for conditions like male-pattern baldness and acne, and measuring a byproduct, androstanediol glucuronide, is a better way to assess DHT's effects than DHT blood levels.

Estrogens significantly influence hair growth by interacting with receptors in hair follicles and may help regulate the hair growth cycle.

Insulinomas and adrenocortical tumors are common in older ferrets, diagnosed with blood tests and ultrasounds, and treated with medications or surgery.

Finasteride, a drug used for certain conditions, can cause serious side effects like sexual dysfunction, suicidal thoughts, and increased diabetes risk, and there's a need for more awareness and research about these effects.

Androgen excess disorders in women were effectively treated with spironolactone, estrogen, and dexamethasone.

Genetic mutations can affect female sexual development, requiring personalized medical care.

Left-handed men experience more sexual side effects from finasteride treatment.

Cyproterone acetate treatment is safe and causes mild feminization, which increases with added estrogen.

Many treatments for hair loss lack proper testing and FDA approval, so their effectiveness is uncertain.

New treatments for hair loss show promise, especially finasteride for men and a stronger minoxidil formula.

Men with liver cancer have higher levels of a specific testosterone byproduct in their liver and blood, despite overall lower male hormone levels.

Finasteride doesn't affect hormone levels in normal men.

Testosterone and finasteride raise insulin and zinc, lower chromium in male rats.

MicroRNAs could be key biomarkers and therapeutic targets for PCOS.

Finasteride affects prostate weights and pituitary activity differently with age.

Diet changes can help reduce acne by limiting certain hormones.