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This review describes how sex hormones like estrogens and androgens influence skin health, linking hormonal fluctuations to conditions such as acne and hair loss, and underscores the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to treatment that includes mental health support.

This case report highlights Leydig cell hyperplasia as a rare cause of increased testosterone and postmenopausal hirsutism, resolved after bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in a 64-year-old woman.

In this study, a high prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency was reported among first-trimester pregnant women in Mysore, with sociodemographic factors like residence, education, and BMI significantly influencing anemia risk.

This study found that hormonal abnormalities are not very common in adult females with acne, although some patients showed indicators of hyperandrogenism.

This case study discussed a postmenopausal female with androgenic alopecia and hirsutism due to a Leydig cell tumor, suggesting the importance of further workup in women with severe hirsutism or androgenic alopecia.

In this case report, a 29-year-old woman with PCOS experienced significant improvement in symptoms and ultrasound findings after three months of Ayurvedic treatment, suggesting potential benefits of adherence to Ayurvedic principles for managing PCOS.

In this study of women with PCOS in a rural setting, researchers observed no significant differences in hormonal or metabolic profiles based on age at menarche, but early menarche was associated with higher hirsutism, suggesting it could serve as an indicator of hyperandrogenism risk.

This chapter reviews a case study of a woman with irregular menstruation and excess hair growth, highlighting potential links to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and exploring nutrition, diagnostics, and dietary intervention strategies, but reports no new clinical findings.

This study found that women with hyperandrogenic amenorrhea do not show reduced bone mineral density compared to controls, indicating they may be protected from osteopenia.

This study reviewed various dermatological conditions associated with oral contraceptive use, highlighting increased pigmentation, decreased sebum production, and changes in hair growth, among other effects.

Women with premature ovarian insufficiency have a worse cardiovascular risk profile than premenopausal women.

This study found that a low-dose intermittent finasteride regimen significantly reduced hirsutism scores in adolescent girls with PCOS or idiopathic hirsutism, with similar efficacy but potentially safer and less expensive than continuous administration.

This study found that miRNA expression profiles in follicular fluid are altered in women with PCOS, with certain miRNAs potentially useful for distinguishing patient subtypes and contributing to understanding PCOS heterogeneity.

Treatment with a hormone agonist can reduce excess male hormones in postmenopausal women without surgery.

This case report describes a 29-year-old woman with PCOS who experienced improvements in menstrual cycle regularity and ovarian size after Ayurvedic treatment, including Matra basti therapy.

In this case report, a 35-year-old woman was diagnosed with Sheehan's syndrome years after severe postpartum hemorrhage, leading to multiple hormonal deficiencies, highlighting delayed diagnosis's impact on treatment and quality of life.

This study reported that both drospirenone and chlormadinone acetate oral contraceptives had similar beneficial effects on clinical, metabolic, and hormonal parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome over six months.

This abstract outlines a study evaluating dutasteride's effect on perioperative bleeding during transurethral resection of the prostate, but does not report any new clinical results.

This study found that six months of combined estrogen-progestin pill therapy led to a significant reduction in serum AMH levels and improvement in hyperandrogenic symptoms among women with PCOS.

This article reviews the assessment, causes, and management approaches for hirsutism in women, emphasizing ethical considerations concerning unapproved drug use and contraceptive responsibility but reports no new clinical findings.

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 case report details a post-menopausal woman with hirsutism and virilization due to rare Leydig cell tumors in both ovaries, underscoring the challenge of detecting such tumors with standard imaging.

The authors concluded that preoperative treatment with finasteride for a month effectively reduced perioperative bleeding and shortened hospital stays in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate.

This article highlights that hormonal changes during menopause can significantly affect hair health, leading to decreased hair density, altered texture, and increased hair disorders, which may subsequently impact emotional well-being in women.

This study found that hormonal IUD implantation was associated with an increased risk of acne vulgaris but a decreased risk of hirsutism, alopecia, and rosacea compared to nonhormonal copper IUDs.

In this study from Bangladesh Medical University, researchers found strong correlations between symptoms such as oligomenorrhea and amenorrhea with bilateral polycystic ovarian morphology in women with PCOS, highlighting the link between clinical symptoms and ultrasound findings in predicting the severity of the condition.

This review discusses idiopathic hirsutism and suggests that combination treatment, including androgen suppression and cosmetic methods, is most effective, but notes that its pathogenesis remains unclear.

This source reviews the influence of sex hormones on skin health, detailing how hormonal fluctuations impact dermatological conditions throughout a woman's life and highlighting the necessity for integrated dermatological, gynecological, and endocrine care alongside mental health support to address these conditions' physical and psychological effects.

Doctors used a special blood sampling technique to diagnose a woman's rare ovarian tumor that was producing male hormones.

This case study of a subfertile couple highlighted the importance of considering haemochromatosis, particularly involving the C282Y mutation of the HFE gene, in patients with endocrine disorders linked to hypogonadism.