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Menopause and aging can affect women's quality of life and sexuality, but hormone therapies may help alleviate these issues.

Menopause significantly reduces skin collagen, leading to thinner, less elastic skin, and hormone replacement may help but requires careful consideration.

Cross-sex hormone treatment in transsexual individuals helps understand how sex hormones affect diseases like heart disease and diabetes.

Testosterone therapy and surgeries like mastectomy improve transgender men's lives and mental health with low risks and high satisfaction.

Transgender patients need proper skin care, especially when undergoing hormone treatments, to manage issues like acne and hair loss.

Early medical support for transgender youth is important for their health, with low regret for gender-affirming hormone use and a need for knowledgeable care providers.

Transgender women on estrogen therapy can develop melasma and need proper skin care.

A 20-year-old woman with a rare form of Turner syndrome showed improvement with hormonal therapy and needs comprehensive care.

Adults with gender dysphoria on hormone treatment often have skin problems like acne, which are common but not always recognized.

A woman with Sheehan syndrome improved with hormone treatment.

The patient with a misplaced pituitary gland and interrupted pituitary stalk is being treated with hormone replacement.

Gender affects hair and scalp characteristics, with differences in hormone responses, graying patterns, and trace metals.

Hair loss is a common side effect of hormone treatments for cancer.

Exposure to certain sex hormones can increase health risks, while some hormone therapies may offer benefits for specific conditions.

Hair loss increases with age and is triggered by hormones like androgens.

Menopause reduces skin collagen and elasticity, and while estrogen therapy can help, its risks require careful consideration.

Gonadal dysgenesis, like Turner's and Klinefelter's syndromes, negatively affects bone health, but hormone treatments can help.

Skin aging is caused by stem cell damage and can potentially be delayed with treatments like antioxidants and stem cell therapy.

A young man with an eating disorder had a life-threatening adrenal crisis due to an autoimmune condition, highlighting the need for better education on managing hormone treatments.

Hormones, especially testosterone and DHT, are key for penis development and function, and testosterone therapy may help with erectile dysfunction in those with low levels.

The document suggests that targeting the hormone DHT could be a more effective treatment for prostate cancer than targeting testosterone.

Acne is common in women, often hormone-related, negatively affects quality of life, and requires various treatments.

Topical L-thyroxine may help with wound healing and hair growth but should be used short-term due to potential risks.

Testosterone therapy is generally safe for transmen, improves sexual function, and has manageable health risks with proper monitoring.

Testosterone therapy can modestly improve sexual function in menopausal women but should be used cautiously and is not recommended for routine measurement in sexual dysfunction or hirsutism.

Some hormone treatments might raise breast cancer risk, while others don't seem to.

Hormones like estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, and prolactin play complex roles in female sexual function, with testosterone potentially improving sexual desire, arousal, and satisfaction. However, more research is needed to establish safe and effective hormone treatments for female sexual dysfunction.

Benzodiazepines changed hormone levels but did not affect hair growth in women with idiopathic hirsutism.

Finasteride treats hair loss and prostate issues by lowering certain hormone levels.

Diagnosing osteoporosis in transgender people is challenging due to unclear guidelines and hormone treatment effects.