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Hirsutism, excessive hair growth in women, is often caused by polycystic ovarian syndrome and is treated by targeting the cause, lifestyle changes, and medication.

Flutamide is more effective and has fewer side effects than spironolactone for treating hirsutism.

The guidelines help doctors diagnose and treat hormone-related disorders in women.

Spironolactone helps reduce pain and lesions in hidradenitis suppurativa patients, and lower doses are also effective.

Combination drug therapy is effective for hirsutism that doesn't improve with just one medication.

Finasteride reduces hirsutism effectively with fewer side effects but is a second-choice treatment due to safety concerns.

Most patients experienced hirsutism again after stopping hormone treatment, indicating long-term treatment is needed to maintain results.

A woman with acromegaloidism and normal growth hormone levels had a rare X-Tetrasomy, suggesting a need to study X-chromosome genes for their role in growth and facial development.

Using tacalcitol ointment with photodynamic therapy may effectively treat follicular mucinosis with scalp hair loss.

Cicatricial alopecia involves scarring hair loss and can be treated with various medications.

A woman's hair loss, resembling an autoimmune condition, improved after treatment, but requires ongoing checks due to potential serious associations.

Tailored treatments combining medication and hair removal methods are effective for managing excessive hair growth in women.

A woman had a delayed allergic reaction to the blood thinner enoxaparin, treated with a steroid cream.

Ayurvedic treatment, exercise, and a healthy diet can effectively manage PCOD symptoms.

A young woman had a rare tumor causing high male hormone levels and symptoms like excessive hair and acne. After removing the tumor, her hormone levels returned to normal. Early diagnosis is important.

A 45-year-old woman with autoimmune diseases experienced patchy hair loss due to alopecia areata, which has no cure but can be treated, with varying success.

Lactic acid cream can help improve skin bumps known as eruptive vellus hair cysts.

Hirsutism can lower a woman's quality of life, causing emotional distress and affecting social and work opportunities.

Scalp cooling therapy helps preserve hair during chemotherapy for most patients.

Hyperpigmentation is common in pregnancy and may not fully fade after birth; melasma, also frequent, can persist but has limited treatment options during pregnancy.

Hirsutism is often caused by high male hormone levels and can be treated with lifestyle changes and medications.

Different types of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have varying severity, with Type I being the most severe and common.

Cyproterone acetate-estrogen most effective for hirsutism, but consider side effects and patient needs.

Flutamide reduces hair growth better but has more side effects.

Minoxidil causes excessive hair growth, but depilatory agent removes it safely and effectively.

Finasteride and CPA-EE2 equally reduce hirsutism, but affect hormone levels differently.

The document concludes that proper diagnosis and combined treatments are key for hirsutism management, and weight loss may help overweight patients.

All treatments reduce hair growth; low dose flutamide most effective with fewer side effects.

Low-dose finasteride effectively reduces hirsutism without serious side-effects.

Higher lead and cadmium, and lower zinc and iron levels in the blood might be linked to chronic hair loss in women.