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This study found that women with PCOS reported higher overall psychological distress, but there was no significant link between their perceived hirsutism and this distress.

This study found that the oral Janus kinase inhibitor CP-690,550 has a direct effect on reducing pruritus in patients with psoriasis, independent of clinician-assessed improvements in psoriasis severity.

This study found that despite challenges, a combination of oral antibiotics, anti-androgens, oral retinoids, biologics, and surgery were important in managing hidradenitis suppurativa in patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This source explains that Equine Cushing’s disease, or PPID, in horses is due to the degeneration of brain cells producing dopamine, leading to elevated cortisol levels and characteristic symptoms; it outlines diagnosis methods and emphasizes life-long pergolide treatment to manage the condition.

This study found that idiopathic hirsutism was the most common cause of hirsutism among patients, and insulin resistance was significant in those with Hyperandrogenic Insulin Resistant Acanthosis Nigricans Syndrome.

This study found that the revised BASP classification for pattern hair loss, which addresses certain limitations of the original, could serve as an alternative option despite a decrease in clinical accuracy and ease of use.

This review reported that home-use laser and intense pulsed light devices effectively reduce hair with significant efficacy and safety, showing 80% hair reduction one year post-treatment, although results can vary for darker skin types and compared to professional devices.

The document concludes that managing hirsutism involves identifying the cause, using a scoring system for severity, combining cosmetic and medical treatments, encouraging weight loss, and providing psychological support, while noting the need for more research on drug treatments.

This study concluded that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) offers superior benefits over standard moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) in improving aerobic capacity, insulin sensitivity, hormonal profiles, and anxiety scores in overweight women with PCOS.

This health hazard evaluation by NIOSH identified problems with ventilation and environmental control at a resort spa, potentially contributing to reported employee health complaints.

This study suggests that antihepcidin antibodies may effectively treat inflammatory anemia by manipulating iron metabolism, based on experiments conducted in mouse models and hHepc knock-in mice.

Human hair follicles have their own thyroid hormone system.

This study found that nonobese women with idiopathic hirsutism had significantly lower nitrite/nitrate concentrations and higher fibrinogen levels compared to controls, but similar levels to women with PCOS.

This article reviews the use of anti-androgens, particularly cyproterone acetate, for managing hirsutism, but does not provide new clinical results.

This report discusses a request for a health hazard evaluation at Equifax in St. Petersburg, Florida concerning potential workplace exposures related to reported employee health issues, particularly hair loss, but provides no new results.

This review discusses the causes, clinical features, diagnostic approach, and treatment options for hirsutism in women, but reports no new findings.

This review examines the dysregulation of innate immune barriers in the early stages of hidradenitis suppurativa and calls for further research on the role of the hair follicle and immune responses, but reports no new results.

Recognizing IPPP is crucial to prevent misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments.

This study found that women with familial hirsutism in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, exhibited elevated androgen levels and insulin resistance compared to controls, suggesting a significant hereditary and hormonal basis for the condition.

This review highlights that idiopathic hirsutism is characterized by local hyperandrogenization affecting hair growth, without other signs of hyperandrogenism, and shows no new results; racial differences in prevalence are noted but not in androgenic steroids.

This study found that among women with hirsutism, acne was the most common associated feature, and severity varied with related conditions like menstrual irregularities and obesity.

This study found that Sri Lankan women with polycystic ovary syndrome experienced higher psychological distress and poorer health-related quality of life, primarily linked to hirsutism rather than obesity.

This review discusses the complex interaction between androgens and hair follicle biology, highlighting the need for a better understanding to improve hirsutism treatments, but reports no new results.

This announcement provides updated information for members and participants of the 24th ISHRS World Congress of Hair Restoration Surgery, without reporting any new research findings.

This study concluded that adding a topical agent to intense pulsed light therapy significantly improved hair reduction and patient satisfaction in Pakistani women with idiopathic facial hirsutism compared to light therapy alone, without increasing adverse effects.

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 study found that finasteride significantly reduced hirsutism scores in women with idiopathic hirsutism and PCOS, despite no changes in serum androgen levels.

This article reviews clinical signs and treatment options for hyperandrogenism in women, emphasizing cyproterone acetate as the most effective antiandrogen for severe hirsutism, but reports no new clinical results.

This study demonstrated a significant association between high lipid accumulation product (LAP) and hirsutism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).