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This review provides an overview of the risks and side effects associated with common medications used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, highlighting the importance for clinicians and patients to discuss these aspects for informed decision-making.

The authors concluded that finasteride and dutasteride might have serious side effects, including persistent sexual dysfunction for some, necessitating further research and vigilant risk-benefit analysis.

This narrative review discusses the impact of polycystic ovary syndrome on women's psychological and sexual well-being, highlighting the potential benefits of interdisciplinary treatments and new interventions to improve life satisfaction and coping, but reports no new results.

This article reviews the differential diagnosis and management approaches for androgen excess disorders, highlighting the predominance of polycystic ovary syndrome as the underlying cause and reports no new clinical findings.

This study found that treatment with imipramine and pseudoephedrine can effectively restore antegrade ejaculation in diabetic patients suffering from retrograde ejaculation, offering potential fertility solutions through natural or assisted reproductive methods.

This study reviews the significant prevalence of organic etiologies, especially vascular causes, in erectile dysfunction among men under 40 and emphasizes thorough evaluation and consideration of treatment options like exercise and PDE-5 inhibitors.

This study found that bilateral orchiectomy allows most transgender women to stop anti-androgen medications, with 91.7% discontinuing them post-surgery and 25% reducing estrogen use.

This study found that lower urinary tract symptoms in older men with benign prostatic hyperplasia negatively impact sexual function and mental health, suggesting the importance of early intervention to improve quality of life.

In this study, patients who were informed about finasteride's sexual side effects reported them significantly more often than those who were not, highlighting a potential nocebo effect.

This review outlines the major health consequences of anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse, with a focus on sexual and reproductive issues, and suggests management prioritizes cessation and relapse prevention due to lack of robust randomized trials.

In this study, prenatal androgen exposure was linked to altered sexual behaviors in both male and female mice, with specific effects on mounting and lordosis behaviors.

This article discusses pharmacologic treatments for male sexual offenders, focusing on reducing sexual drive through nonhormonal or hormonal means, but it reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses non-motor symptoms in patients with thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis, suggesting these symptoms, which can be treatable, often go overlooked despite affecting multiple organs.

In this case review, researchers describe a 17-year-old transgender male experiencing clitoromegaly, hirsutism, and oligomenorrhea, investigating conditions like PCOS and non-prescription testosterone use for gender affirmation, and highlighting the importance of gender-affirming care to improve mental health outcomes.

This systematic review reported positive outcomes with gender-affirming hormone therapy in Canada and emphasized the urgent need for standardized outcome measurement tools to enhance evidence-based practices.

This study found that among male and female patients at a dermatology clinic, higher severity of androgenetic alopecia was statistically associated with lower sexual function scores, although the findings should be interpreted cautiously due to sample size and methodological limitations.

This report describes a case of adrenomyeloneuropathy where neurogenic bladder dysfunction developed, attributed to demyelinating lesions in the patient's peripheral nerves, spinal cord, and cerebral white matter.

This study found that vaginal surgical interventions for genital prolapse or urinary incontinence did not significantly alter the quality of sexual life in women, with a portion reporting improvement and others experiencing no change or decreased libido.

Some patients may experience lasting sexual dysfunction, depression, and other side effects from 5α-reductase inhibitor therapy.

This article reviews the negative effects of androgenic disorders and highlights that newer oral contraceptives with less androgenic progestins may reduce these effects and improve compliance, but it reports no new results.

This article discusses the use of platelet-rich plasma in genital rejuvenation and reports no new clinical results, suggesting further research is needed to evaluate its effectiveness in this area.

This case report describes a 13-year-old with DSD raised as female, exhibiting hoarseness and clitoral enlargement, with hormonal assessments not indicating common related deficiencies.

This study found that 63.8% of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia were undiagnosed with erectile dysfunction, and a significant majority responded positively to treatment.

This article reports that the rise in erectile dysfunction among young men may be linked to mental health issues and societal pressures, with online communities often encouraging risky substance use like anabolic steroids and finasteride, which can exacerbate psychological and physical health problems.

This case report highlights that a postmenopausal woman experienced virilization due to unintentional transdermal absorption of testosterone from her spouse's topical androgen via shared washcloths, underscoring the importance of considering exogenous androgen exposure in similar diagnoses.

This case study describes a 31-year-old man with myotonia and a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and androgenic alopecia, who presented with arm and leg weakness.

Environmental factors and exposure to toxins may contribute to male infertility by affecting sperm and hormone function.

This study highlights that progressive hair loss, like androgenetic alopecia in males, is linked to negative psychosocial and psychosexual effects, including potential sexual dysfunction and diminished self-esteem, but few studies have specifically addressed the connection between sexual health and psychological issues in these patients.

In this qualitative study, researchers explored the impact of hyperandrogenism on young female adults, identifying themes including appearance-related challenges, emotional distress, social support issues, and insufficient knowledge, which all affect well-being.

Men using steroids or finasteride to look more attractive may harm their fertility and sexual function, creating a paradox where they seem fit but may be less able to reproduce.