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Women with PCOS are more likely to have fatty liver disease, especially if they have metabolic problems.

Excessive hair growth can be assessed by history, exam, and blood tests, and treated with medication like dexamethasone, birth control pills, and spironolactone.

The conclusion is that hirsutism should be diagnosed and treated because it affects quality of life and may signal other health problems.

Some women with PCOS have CYP21 mutations and IRS1 variants, but these genetic factors are not major contributors to PCOS.

Certain genetic variations in the SHBG gene are linked to an increased or decreased risk of PCOS in Mediterranean women.

The document concludes that identifying the cause of amenorrhea is crucial for proper treatment.

The document suggests that clinical trials for PCOS should focus on meaningful primary outcomes like live birth rates, rather than less reliable surrogate markers.

Different sports can cause specific skin conditions that need proper diagnosis and treatment.

Low-dose flutamide helps reduce excessive hair growth and is even more effective with birth control, without bad effects on blood fats.

Minoxidil effectively treats female pattern hair loss.

Finasteride and flutamide both reduce hair growth, but finasteride has fewer side effects.

The study suggests that being overweight or obese, not PCOS itself, is strongly linked to insulin resistance.

People who carry the 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency gene are not more likely to have excessive male hormone levels.

Young women with high male hormone levels or PCOS often feel more psychological distress and have a lower quality of life.

Amenorrhea is when a woman doesn't have periods, with primary amenorrhea starting by age 15 or within five years of breast development, and secondary amenorrhea when periods stop for three months. It affects 3-4% of women not pregnant, breastfeeding, or in menopause, mainly due to polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothalamic amenorrhea, hyperprolactinemia, and ovarian failure.

People with lichen planus are more likely to have dyslipidemia, especially higher triglyceride levels.

Photodynamic Therapy is an effective treatment for mild to severe acne.

Higher androstenedione levels in women with PCOS are linked to more severe symptoms.

Using 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels to diagnose nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia can result in many incorrect diagnoses.

Phototrichogram and hair diameter measurements are effective, noninvasive ways to assess hair growth and detect early hair loss, with the most common pattern being reduced hair density.

The combination therapy improved PCOS symptoms in both obese and non-obese women, with weight loss in the obese group.

Ganoderma lucidum may help treat enlarged prostate in rats.

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

Permanent hair loss from cicatricial alopecia is treated by reducing inflammation and managing symptoms, but regrowth in scarred areas is unlikely.

Hair transplants can lead to hair loss from lichen planopilaris, and patients should be tested and wait two years before the procedure.

Amenorrhea, or the absence of periods, should be evaluated by age 15 or within five years of early breast development, and is most commonly caused by conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome and hypothalamic amenorrhea.

High levels of male hormones are very common in women with PCOS and affect their metabolism differently depending on their weight.

Isotretinoin improves severe acne without changing androgen or insulin levels but may increase body weight and triglycerides.

Moderately high prolactin levels do not cause hair loss in women.

Abnormal cuticle and hair shaft medulla cause hair loss in androgenetic alopecia; sonography helps diagnose and manage it.