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Anti-androgens can help manage some PCOS symptoms better than metformin but are not more effective than placebos or birth control pills for other symptoms.

The exact cause of increased 5α-reductase activity leading to hirsutism in women is still unknown.

Hirsutism in women often indicates a hormonal imbalance and can be managed with a combination of hormonal treatments and hair removal methods.

New hormonal contraceptives are safer, have fewer side effects, and offer health benefits for women.

Mice without the enzyme HSD17B3 still produce normal testosterone, suggesting they have different ways to make it compared to humans.

Antiandrogens have important biological effects, but more research is needed to understand them fully and compare their effectiveness and side effects to other treatments.

Norgestimate is the most effective birth control progestin for reducing an enzyme linked to acne and excessive hair growth in women.

Most women with excess hair growth have an underlying hormonal issue, often treated with medication and hair removal methods.

Hormonal therapies, like flutamide and cyproterone acetate, are safe and effective for treating adult women's acne, especially those with hormone imbalance or resistant acne.

Muscles can make their own androgens, which may help muscle growth.

The medications 5α-reductase inhibitors and spironolactone are generally safe for breast cancer patients on endocrine therapies and do not significantly increase breast cancer risk.

Early diagnosis and treatment of PCOS in teenagers can help prevent more severe adult PCOS.

The document concludes that combination therapy is most effective for treating excessive hair growth in women with idiopathic hirsutism, and more research is needed to understand the condition.

Birth control pills can help reduce mild to moderate acne in women.

Sebocytes play a key role in controlling androgen levels in human skin.

Androgens like testosterone are important hormones for both men and women, made differently in each sex and affecting the body by regulating genes and quick interactions with cell components.

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

Birth control pills combined with bicalutamide are more effective at reducing excessive hair growth in women with PCOS than birth control pills alone.

Hirsutism is too much hair growth in women like the pattern in men, often caused by high male hormones, and can be treated with hormone control and hair removal methods.

Human skin makes sexual hormones that affect hair growth, skin health, and healing; too much can cause acne and hair loss, while treatments can manage these conditions.

Young girls whose mothers have PCOS may have higher activity of a specific enzyme that could lead to developing PCOS later.

Most hirsutism cases are due to PCOS, and treatment focuses on lowering testosterone and blocking its effects.

Different drugs can treat high male hormone levels in women, but they have various effects and some may harm a fetus.

Antiandrogens can help treat skin conditions like acne and excessive hair in women when used carefully.

Hirsutism is excessive hair growth in women often caused by polycystic ovarian syndrome, and identifying the cause is important for managing associated health risks.

Men with androgenetic alopecia may have a higher risk of metabolic syndrome.

Flutamide may slightly improve hair loss in women, but finasteride does not work.

An mFG score of 5 or more indicates above-normal hair growth in Southern Chinese women.

Prolactin affects hair growth and skin conditions, and could be a target for new skin disease treatments.

Certain drugs, especially antiandrogens and spironolactone, significantly increase the risk of gynecomastia.