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Low-dose oral minoxidil improves hair growth in male hair loss.

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

Cyclosporine combined with corticosteroids is more effective for severe alopecia areata than cyclosporine alone.

Azelaic Acid is effective and safe for treating adult female acne, with few side effects.

Valproate sustained-release is effective and generally safe for short-term treatment of new partial epilepsy.

Sustained-release sodium valproate is effective in treating epilepsy, with some side effects influenced by genetics.

Methotrexate may help stabilize frontal fibrosing alopecia.

Taking alfuzosin and finasteride together caused temporary vision loss in a glaucoma patient, but switching to tamsulosin helped.

Dutasteride is effective for treating prostate enlargement and reducing related surgery risk, but is not approved for preventing prostate cancer.

Medicines for enlarged prostate may raise the risk of breast growth and tenderness but not breast cancer.

Cyproterone acetate is a safe treatment that causes modest feminization in transgender female adolescents, and works better with added estrogens.

Fractionated laser therapy, especially erbium-glass laser, effectively increases hair thickness in people with hair loss but doesn't increase the number of hairs.

Methotrexate is effective for treating rheumatoid arthritis but requires regular monitoring.

Cyproterone acetate is a safe treatment that causes mild feminizing effects in adolescent trans-girls.

Cyproterone acetate is a safe treatment that causes mild feminizing effects and is more effective with added estrogens.

Placebo effects vary in hair loss trials, with split-scalp trials showing higher hair density after 6 months compared to whole-head trials.

Antiandrogens are somewhat effective in reducing excessive hair growth in women.

Combining liraglutide and metformin helps obese women with PCOS who didn't lose weight on metformin alone to lose more weight.

The conclusion is that managing androgen excess requires long-term treatment, including hormonal contraceptives and androgen blockers, with follow-up after six months.

Oral tofacitinib can significantly improve recalcitrant lichen planopilaris.

Taking low-dose spironolactone and metformin together works better for PCOS symptoms than either drug alone.

Oral contraceptives and antiandrogens are effective for treating hirsutism, with antiandrogens being the most effective.

The conclusion is that the best initial treatment for hirsutism is usually oral contraceptives, with the addition of antiandrogens or insulin sensitizers if needed, and topical eflornithine or laser treatments as supplementary options.

A new drug, dutasteride, is at least as effective as the older drug, finasteride, for treating enlarged prostate and may have additional uses.

Dutasteride effectively treats enlarged prostate, reduces prostate cancer risk, and promotes hair regrowth with few side effects.

A team approach is crucial for managing PCOS, with dermatologists playing a key role.

Blocking DHT production more strongly may help control advanced prostate cancer and improve quality of life.

Topical vitamin D is useful for some skin conditions but not effective for others, and more research is needed.

Baricitinib helped a woman with severe hair loss regrow almost all her hair without side effects.

Treat hirsutism in premenopausal women with oral contraceptives and consider additional treatments if needed.