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Low dose oral minoxidil is generally safe and can improve hair loss in women, with some experiencing side effects and minimal blood pressure changes.

Methotrexate treatment for rheumatoid arthritis has a serious infection rate of about two per 100 patient-years.

Spironolactone reduces the enzyme activity that converts testosterone to DHT, helping treat excessive hair growth in women.

Methotrexate and vitamin D3 are potentially more effective and safer than triamcinolone for treating localized alopecia areata.

The 2023 guideline for PCOS suggests using updated diagnostic criteria, assessing related health risks, and recommends lifestyle changes and specific treatments for symptoms and fertility issues.

People with androgenetic alopecia often experience high stress, but the stress doesn't affect how the disease progresses or how well different treatments work.

Androgen suppression therapy (AST) doesn't significantly lower bladder cancer risk, but using finasteride, a type of AST, might decrease the risk. AST also lessens the chance of cancer coming back but doesn't really affect survival rates. More research is needed to understand AST's benefits for different bladder cancers.

PRP and PRF show promise for hair growth but need more research for consistent and safe use.

Decorin, a protein, may help start hair growth and could be used to treat hair loss.

The FDA warned about safety issues with remdesivir and tofacitinib, finasteride is linked to suicidality, potent topical corticosteroids increase osteoporosis risk, henna can cause hemolysis in G6PD deficiency, chemotherapeutic agents can cause adverse reactions, drug interactions are common in cancer patients, ketamine can reduce at-risk drinking, high dose of anticholinergics increases dementia risk in Parkinson's patients, and prenatal exposure to second-generation antipsychotics increases pregnancy complications.

Hair tonic with candlenut oil promotes hair growth and meets quality standards.

VYC-15L is a safe and effective lip filler that lasts up to a year.

Metabolic syndrome linked to female hair loss; waist size and high blood pressure important factors.

Hidradenitis Suppurativa is likely an autoinflammatory disease, and better understanding its causes could improve treatments.

Lupus patients on TikTok feel isolated, face medical gaslighting, and prefer non-drug treatments.

Women with greater androgen sensitivity respond better to finasteride for hair loss.

Oral dutasteride works better for hair loss, but has more sexual side effects; intralesional dutasteride is a possible alternative.

Heavy metals like arsenic, cadmium, and lead can increase cancer risk and worsen outcomes.

The study concluded that combination therapy with topical corticosteroids and hydroxychloroquine or finasteride is effective in treating Frontal fibrosing alopecia in Asians.

Oxidative stress contributes to alopecia areata, suggesting antioxidant treatments might help.

Changes in skin bacteria can affect hair loss and new treatments targeting these bacteria may prevent balding without sexual side effects.

Testosterone therapy may slightly improve sexual function in postmenopausal women, but its long-term safety is unknown.

Different types of hair loss in lupus need careful diagnosis for proper treatment.

Chromium picolinate was better tolerated than metformin for PCOS with fewer side effects.

Plum blossom needle acupuncture with qi-invigorating therapy is more effective for Seborrheic Alopecia than Western medicine.

The conclusion is that androgen receptor gene polymorphism might be a marker for polycystic ovary syndrome, but more research is needed.

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is a low-risk treatment for Androgenic Alopecia (AGA) that generally improves hair count or density, but more research is needed for optimization.

Formyl-peptide receptor agonists could be new anti-inflammatory drugs.

Selenium might help with insulin resistance and cholesterol in PCOS, but more research is needed to confirm its benefits.

Both treatments for alopecia areata showed similar modest effectiveness.