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This study concluded that adding metformin to oral contraceptives showed no significant improvement in PCOS symptoms compared to placebo, though the PCOS questionnaire was validated for response assessment.

In a prospective observational study conducted in India, most adults with alopecia experienced quality of life impairment in the minimal-to-moderate range, with androgenetic alopecia being the most common subtype and minoxidil frequently prescribed, as reported by the researchers.

This study evaluated the impact of hair disorders on quality of life in Moroccan patients, finding significant impairment particularly among younger, single individuals living in rural areas, which improved noticeably after six months of treatment.

This study found a high prevalence of skin diseases, such as acne and tinea pedis, among Korean military personnel, highlighting their potential impact on soldiers' daily lives.

In a study of 50 healthy adults, Keshohills hair oil was shown to be effective in reducing hair loss and treating seborrheic dermatitis.

This study surveyed dermatologists and found that Doxepin was the most preferred anti-depressant for treating psycho dermatoses in elderly patients.

This study developed and validated a 50-item questionnaire, the PCOSQ-50, to effectively assess the quality of life in Iranian women with polycystic ovary syndrome, addressing aspects often missed by previous questionnaires.

This study found that the Polish version of the AA-QLI questionnaire is a reliable and internally consistent tool for assessing health-related quality of life in Polish-speaking patients with alopecia areata.

In this study, conducted at a single hospital from 2017 to 2020, researchers analyzed epidemiological factors, clinical patterns, and associated comorbidities in patients with clinically diagnosed alopecia areata using questionnaires, clinical examinations, and lab data. Results are not reported in the abstract.

This study found that finasteride use for androgenetic alopecia was not associated with increased sexual dysfunction compared to an age-matched control group.

This review details contemporary medical management options for benign prostatic hyperplasia, highlighting the expanding role of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and beta-3 agonists, but reports no new clinical findings.

This review highlights that medical complications, notably in anorexia nervosa, are common and often serious in patients with eating disorders, affecting multiple organ systems.

In this study, to address long wait times for alopecia specialists, researchers implemented shared medical appointments for women with female pattern hair loss, modeled on formats previously used for conditions like acne and vitiligo.

This review discusses medical and surgical therapies for alopecias in Black women, focusing on the impact of hair-care practices and the importance of patient education, but reports no new clinical results.

This study found a high prevalence of central hair loss among African American women and associated it with diabetes mellitus type 2, bacterial scalp infections, and hairstyles causing traction.

This review assessed the effectiveness of various treatments for frontal fibrosing alopecia and found that intralesional steroids and 5α-reductase inhibitors showed the most positive outcomes in slowing or halting hair loss, though the lack of placebo-controlled studies and consistent outcome measures limits definitive conclusions.

This review focuses on the medical treatment of common nonscarring alopecias, including androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, and telogen effluvium, and reports no new clinical results.

This study developed a standardized questionnaire to measure patient-perceived changes in hair growth and appearance, which showed significant favoring of active treatment over placebo in a clinical trial for male androgenetic alopecia.

Most people with alopecia areata have nail changes, which are common but don't greatly affect their quality of life.

This study concluded that psychological well-being and self-image among Filipino males with androgenetic alopecia may be influenced by age, education level, and disease severity.

This review discusses the complex causes and treatment challenges of chronic inflammatory skin diseases, emphasizing the need for biomarkers to predict treatment responses; it reports no new clinical results.

In this study, men seeking treatment for male pattern hair loss were highly concerned about their condition and had often attempted self-treatment, but many were dissatisfied with their physician consultations due to unmet expectations and perceived indifference from doctors.

This study found that medical students have limited awareness and understanding of plastic surgery beyond cosmetic procedures, prompting the development of new educational modules to enhance their knowledge.

This study found that the urgency of self-triage decisions can be influenced by whether a disorder is presented using newer medical terminology rather than lay terms.

In this observational study of medical students at the University of Muhammadiyah North Sumatra, no significant link was found between wearing headscarves and experiencing hair loss.

In this study, family history was identified as the most significant risk factor for premature hair graying among medical students at the University of Sumatera Utara.

This study found that skin disorders, particularly cosmetic issues like acne and hair loss, are very common among medical students, with gender and place of origin significantly influencing the development of certain conditions.

This study developed the SAALIQ, a culturally adapted tool specifically for measuring quality of life in Spanish-speaking patients with alopecia areata, highlighting its strong psychometric performance and the benefit of capturing overlooked domains compared to generic measures.

This study found a widespread vitamin D deficiency among medical laboratory visitors in Misurata City, with 80.42% of females and 19.57% of males affected, and higher deficiency rates during winter and spring, particularly in individuals aged 35–45.

This study found that among medical science students, while academic enthusiasm and loneliness are average, their fear of intimacy is below average; it also observed that increased loneliness predicts decreased academic enthusiasm, suggesting a need for workshops to address this issue.