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This case study suggests that genetic susceptibility to PCOS and rare syndromes, such as Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome Type 1, should be considered in young men with unexplained hyperandrogenism.

This review explores the structural and functional sex differences in mammals beyond reproductive organs, highlighting variations in life expectancy, organ size, metabolism, and immune function, but it reports no new results.

This study observed that mast cells and increased collagen and elastic fibers in the scalp may contribute to male pattern hair loss, but additional research is needed for further understanding.

This article explores how YouTube videos of men using Minoxidil and Finasteride for hair growth redefine traditional roles of health experts and patients, offering a model applicable to various self-tracking communities.

This review examines the long-term health risks of anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse in athletes, reporting various physical and psychological side effects without sufficient benefits.

This review describes the roles of 5α-reductase isozymes in prostate development and pathology and reports no new clinical results.

This study found that among transgender men undergoing long-term testosterone therapy, a severe pattern of androgenetic alopecia may indicate increased arterial stiffness, as measured by higher intima-media thickness of the carotid artery.

This review explores androgen metabolism in the skin, highlighting enzyme localization and potential implications for treating androgen-dependent skin conditions, but it reports no new clinical results.

This article reviews the portrayal of the body as a site of transformation in media and fashion, concluding that modified bodies highlight cultural denial of natural imperfection but reports no new research findings.

This article discusses the importance of accurately differentiating gender identity and biological sex in dermatology research and provides no new clinical results, highlighting a need for clearer guidance for researchers.

Androgens affect behavior, hair, bones, muscles, and the heart, and can be used to treat certain conditions.

This article analyzes YouTube videos of men using Finasteride and Minoxidil for hair growth, suggesting these videos are a distinct self-representational genre of self-tracking with unique aesthetic characteristics.

This meta-analysis found that male pattern baldness is associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia.

This article reviews changes in men's sexual health after midlife, exploring physiologic changes, psychological factors, and various treatment options, but it presents no new clinical results.

In this study, researchers found that transgender men exhibited impaired autonomic modulation during sympathetic stimulation compared to cisgender women, potentially due to testosterone treatment affecting cardiac autonomic modulation.

This paper reviews the current lack of evidence on the safety and effectiveness of gender-affirming therapies in minors with gender dysphoria, highlighting ethical and legal concerns, including possible long-term consequences such as infertility.

This study describes three female cases of androgen-dependent diseases in myotonic dystrophy, suggesting that peripheral androgen response, rather than serum levels, may drive such conditions.

This study found that acne prevalence in late pubertal boys was 85%, compared to 15% in girls, with higher DHT levels noted in acne-affected adolescents compared to those without.

In this study, transgender adolescents treated with testosterone for a median of 12 months experienced effective virilization, including voice deepening and increased hair growth, but also showed decreased HDL cholesterol and BMD z-scores, and increased hematocrit, with no short-term safety issues reported.

This article discusses the need to investigate long-term effects of androgen manipulations independently of current levels, referencing Post-finasteride Syndrome as a relevant clinical example, and reports no new results.

Men and women need different facial rejuvenation treatments due to distinct aging processes and anatomical differences.

This case report details a 25-year-old woman with progressive scalp hair loss, extensive baldness, and facial hirsutism since adolescence, despite normal libidinal desires and body weight.

This review found that commercial influences may affect how male baldness is represented as a disease and how treatment options are presented, often omitting limitations.

This study found that transgender patients on masculinizing hormone therapy had a higher likelihood of developing acne compared to cisgender women, and were more likely to experience AGA compared to cisgender women.

This review highlights how male pattern baldness is often linked to negative impacts on quality of life and social perceptions but provides no new research findings.

This study examines the process of medicalization over the past two centuries, particularly focusing on its social and cultural implications, with a critical perspective on practices around sexuality, reproduction, and diagnoses like homosexuality and hysteria, questioning when medical authority may be overstepped.

This article discusses the role of androgens in hair follicle changes, explaining how dihydrotestosterone contributes to hair thinning on the scalp, while promoting thicker facial hair in men, and reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses the physiological process of adrenarche, its impact on behavior and skeletal maturation, and its variability across sex and race, but reports no new clinical results.

The document concludes that understanding health requires considering evolutionary perspectives on reproductive fitness, and recognizing the complexity of factors like diet, testosterone, and sexual orientation.

This study found that altered testosterone metabolism and changes in cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenase expression are significantly associated with cardiac hypertrophy in human hearts and spontaneously hypertensive rats.