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Women's hair gets thinner and grayer as they age, with treatments available for hair loss and graying.

Trichotillomania is a disorder where people compulsively pull out their hair, treated with drugs and behavior therapy.

Two new compounds can block androgen receptor activity in different ways and may lead to new treatments for androgen-related diseases.

Second-generation antipsychotics offer no significant benefit over first-generation ones for schizophrenia.

In 2001, the FDA approved 12 new drugs for children to treat allergies, asthma, ADHD, birth control, and other conditions.

Hair loss can indicate brain aging and potential small vessel disease, but more research is needed to understand the clinical impact.

Lower finasteride doses had more side effects; dutasteride caused back pain; more research needed on post-finasteride syndrome.

Finasteride reduces PSA levels by around 40-50% in BPH patients.

Finasteride reduces urinary issues and surgery need in men with enlarged prostates by over 50%.

Hair growth is cyclic and influenced mainly by local factors.

Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune condition causing hair loss with no cure and treatments that often don't work well.

Melanocyte stem cells in hair follicles are key for hair color and could help treat greying and pigment disorders.

Knowing about finasteride's sexual side effects increases reported dysfunction.

Many COVID-19 patients still have symptoms like fatigue and loss of taste or smell a month after diagnosis.

Hormone therapy for trans individuals is effective and generally safe in the short term.

Some postmenopausal women with frontal fibrosing alopecia stopped losing hair with finasteride treatment, hinting at a possible hormonal cause.

Hair loss causes stress and affects mental health; treatment and support needed.

Superficial granulomatous pyoderma is a unique, mild form of skin disease that often heals without strong medication and responds well to milder treatments.

Effective treatments for male pattern baldness include oral finasteride and topical minoxidil, while topical minoxidil is best for female pattern baldness.

The BASP classification is a detailed and accurate way to categorize hair loss in both men and women.

Women with PCOS and higher androgen levels are more likely to have fatty liver disease.

Adult female acne treatment should be personalized, considering individual preferences and pregnancy, using various topical and oral medications while managing side effects and resistance.

Alopecia areata is a type of hair loss that can lead to complete baldness, often associated with other autoimmune conditions, and half of the cases may see hair return within a year.

Finasteride improves chronic pelvic pain, saw palmetto doesn't.

Drospirenone is a unique progestin with anti-water retention and potential blood pressure benefits, used in birth control and hormone therapy.

Hair loss in men treated best with early medication or transplant, new treatments researched.

Hormonal treatments, including birth control and antiandrogens, can effectively treat acne in women.

Traction alopecia is more common in African women than girls, especially when traction is applied to chemically relaxed hair; avoiding such hairstyles may reduce the risk.

"Christmas tree" pattern helps diagnose female hair loss.

Type 2 diabetes, bacterial scalp infections, and tight hairstyles like braids and weaves are linked to a higher risk of a scarring hair loss condition in African American women.