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Trichotillomania, a disorder where people compulsively pull out their own hair, often starts around age 12, is more common in adult females, and can be treated with behavior therapy and medication.

Finasteride may cause lasting sexual, mental, and physical symptoms; use with caution.

Preventive measures and effective management are crucial for reducing skin side effects in cancer treatment.

Finasteride and dutasteride are effective for long-term treatment of enlarged prostates but have sexual side effects and a risk of high-grade prostate cancer.

SLE patients with Evans syndrome often show blood issues and need careful monitoring and treatment.

α-Blockers and 5-ARIs for BPH can cause sexual dysfunction, including erectile and ejaculatory issues.

Hair loss in certain young mice is linked to a specific gene and can be caused by lack of iron.

Most kidney transplant patients in the study had skin problems, often related to infections, medication side effects, or skin cancer risks.

Fiber implantation for pattern baldness was largely unsuccessful with many complications and is not recommended.

Taking tadalafil and finasteride together is safe and effective for treating urinary symptoms and erectile dysfunction in men with enlarged prostates.

Oral cyclosporine is more effective and safer than betamethasone for treating alopecia areata.

Hair highlighting can cause serious scalp burns if not done carefully.

The conclusion is that bilateral lateral scalp reduction has a high risk of severe complications, leading doctors to stop using it.

Long COVID patients have more health issues than non-infected people.

Women with lichen planopilaris often have thyroid disease, depression, anxiety, and may respond to treatment with slowed disease progression.

Valproic acid increases the risk of hair loss more than other drugs, especially in migraine patients, and lamotrigine may be a safer alternative.

People with certain types of hair loss, especially lichen planopilaris and telogen effluvium, as well as African Americans, Asians, and men, are more likely to have severe vitamin D deficiency.

5α-reductase inhibitors may worsen sexual drive and spontaneous erections but don't worsen existing erectile or ejaculatory problems.

Eating too much selenium can cause bad breath, hair loss, and nail changes, with harmful effects starting at low daily doses.

Androgen deprivation therapy might be better for preventing COVID-19 than treating it.

Curly hair breaks due to mechanical damage and environmental factors, not chemical makeup, and needs ongoing care to prevent breakage.

Negative expectations can cause adverse effects in dermatology treatments, like with finasteride for baldness, and careful communication can help reduce these nocebo responses.

Some patients with severe alopecia areata developed skin darkening from their treatment, which may indicate a less effective response to the therapy.

The study found average numbers for different types of hair follicles in the scalp and observed differences between men and women, suggesting reasons for more common hair shedding in women.

Smoking reduces antioxidants and causes DNA damage in hair follicles.

Finasteride helps reduce prostate size and symptoms in BPH but is less effective than terazosin and works best for larger prostates.

People with alopecia areata have higher rates of mental health issues, autoimmune diseases, and infections.

Men are more likely to have severe respiratory viral infections like COVID-19 due to hormonal and genetic differences, while women generally have stronger immune responses.

Medications for enlarged prostate can cause sexual side effects like reduced libido, erectile dysfunction, and ejaculatory problems.

New information suggests that metformin might help more women with PCOS and infertility, not just those with glucose issues.