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Testosterone treatment in trans men increases body and facial hair and may lead to hair loss over time, but severe skin issues are rare.

Testosterone therapy for transmasculine individuals is generally safe with medical supervision, improves mental health, and has mixed effects on physical health.

Pregnancy can cause more body and scalp hair growth and make nails brittle, but these changes often revert after giving birth.

Oral minoxidil may slow male pattern baldness and cause body hair growth, but hair loss can happen after stopping it.

Hair growth is influenced by hormones and goes through different phases; androgens can both promote and inhibit hair growth depending on the body area.

Hormone therapy affects hair growth in transgender individuals, with testosterone potentially causing hair loss in trans men and estrogen reducing facial/body hair in trans women; treatment options vary.

The document explains different hair and scalp conditions, including common hair loss after pregnancy or illness, drug-induced hair loss, hereditary excessive hair growth, patterned baldness, autoimmune hair loss, and permanent loss due to skin disease, with generally limited treatment options.

The Trichoscan system was found to be inaccurate for measuring hair growth, needing better software to be useful.

The document concludes that hair loss is complex, affects many people, has limited treatments, and requires more research on its causes and psychological impact.

Hormone therapy in transgender individuals can increase acne and affect hair growth and loss.

Taking finasteride daily can effectively and safely increase hair density and thickness for women with hair loss.

The place where hair is transplanted can change its growth rate and length but not its thickness.

Excessive hair growth in women can be treated with medications like spironolactone and finasteride, and male-pattern baldness in women can be improved with similar treatments.

Hirsutism is mainly caused by high androgen levels or sensitivity, with PCOS being the most common cause.

Finasteride improves hair growth and satisfaction in men with male pattern baldness but may cause sexual side effects.

Middle-aged women with PCOS often continue to experience symptoms related to high androgen levels, like unwanted hair growth.

Aging in hair follicle stem cells leads to hair graying, thinning, and loss.

Hair transplants help transgender patients look more like their gender identity, with different procedures for trans women and men.

Understanding hair growth involves complex factors, and more research is needed to improve treatments for hair loss conditions.

Male hormones, particularly DHT, are linked to male pattern hair loss, and treatments like finasteride can help, but they don't work for postmenopausal women's hair loss, which may have different causes.

Male pattern baldness is an unintended side effect of the body's use of androgens for muscle growth, especially in those genetically prone to it.

Found key genes affecting hair loss, immune response, and skin development; more research needed for better treatments.

Finasteride effectively treats male hair loss, improving growth and density.

Micrografts promote hair growth in androgenetic alopecia treatment.

The document says that hair loss in women is often due to androgenic alopecia, similar to male baldness, and that hirsutism is treated with hormonal and cosmetic methods.

Most skin changes during pregnancy go away after giving birth.

The document concludes that hair loss is influenced by genetics and other factors, and while treatments like finasteride can help, they have limitations and side effects.

Some medications can cause hair loss, but stopping the drug usually leads to recovery within 3 months.

Patients with acanthosis nigricans often have insulin resistance and signs of increased male hormones, but treatment targeting these male hormones is generally ineffective.

High androgen levels can cause excessive hair growth and may indicate serious health issues, including heart disease and fertility problems.