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Certain medications including flutamide, spironolactone, and others effectively reduce excessive hair growth in women, especially when combined with lifestyle changes.

Minoxidil 2% and 5% are common treatments for female pattern hair loss, with other options including anti-androgens, oral contraceptives, and hair transplantation.

A rare scalp condition mainly in older women can be treated with various alternatives to steroids, which may have fewer side effects.

Minoxidil and finasteride are FDA-approved treatments for male hair loss, but off-label use of oral minoxidil, dutasteride, and higher doses of finasteride and minoxidil is increasing.

Oral clindamycin and rifampicin are the most effective treatments for Folliculitis decalvans.

Topical minoxidil and oral finasteride and dutasteride are the most effective treatments for male and female pattern hair loss, but study quality varies.

PCOS is linked to a higher risk of endometrial cancer but not ovarian or breast cancer, and more research is needed on its role in cancer development and treatment effects.

New treatments for sudden hair loss include oral medications and a special laser, both showing promise in hair regrowth.

Adding a cosmetic gel with caffeine, taurine, and growth factors to standard hair loss treatments could improve results.

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

Using both oral herbal supplements and hair tonic together works better for hair growth than using just the tonic.

FAGA diagnosis uses blood tests and trichoscopy, with treatments like topical minoxidil, oral anti-androgens, and hormone-modulating drugs.

Baricitinib effectively promotes long-term hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients.

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

Adding the topical gel improved hair growth more than using minoxidil or finasteride alone.

Oral finasteride works better than topical minoxidil for hair growth, both are safe.

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.

Tofacitinib is effective and safe for treating severe hair loss in Korean patients.

The conclusion is that oral contraceptives and antiandrogens can treat hirsutism and acne in women with cutaneous hyperandrogenism, but more research is needed for effective treatments, especially for hair loss.

Oral isotretinoin is the most effective treatment for folliculitis decalvans.

Oral retinoids may help some patients with hard-to-treat lichen planopilaris, but more research is needed.

A combination of oral cyclosporin and PUVA treatment worked well for a severe skin condition called generalized pustular psoriasis.

Oral cyclosporine is more effective and safer than betamethasone for treating alopecia areata.

Microneedling and oral tranexamic acid both improve facial melasma, but microneedling shows more sustained benefits.

Taking oral isotretinoin with creams worked better for treating a type of hair loss than creams alone.

Researchers had trouble finding enough participants for a trial on DHEA's effects on postmenopausal women's sexual desire.

Blood removal and birth control pills both helped with hormone levels in women with PCOS, but birth control was better for regular periods and blood removal had fewer side effects.

In 2017, Spanish dermatologists commonly prescribed topical minoxidil, oral finasteride, and nutricosmetics for hair loss, with oral contraceptives also used for premenopausal women. Less common were oral dutasteride, due to side effects, and newer, more expensive treatments like topical finasteride and Low-Level Laser Therapy. The conclusion is that there's a need for prescription guidelines due to varied treatment approaches.

The top research priorities for congenital ichthyosis include long-term side effects of oral retinoids, best topical treatments, and treatments for itch and hair loss.

Androgenetic alopecia, a genetic disorder affecting up to 50% of adults, is caused by an excessive response to androgens leading to hair follicle shrinkage. Treatments include FDA-approved drugs, other therapies like low-dose oral minoxidil, and hair transplantation.