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Hirsutism can lower a woman's quality of life, causing emotional distress and affecting social and work opportunities.

A woman's adrenal tumor disappeared after treatment with cyproterone acetate.

A thorough history and examination are crucial for diagnosing skin diseases, which affect up to a third of people. This includes details about skin lesions, medication, general health, lifestyle, family, and contacts, as well as examining the rash, hair, nails, and mucous membranes. Changes in hair and nails can also indicate other medical and skin disorders.

Spironolactone with an oral contraceptive improved hair growth in women with hirsutism.

The European Society of Endocrinology advises individualized long-term management for PCOS, focusing on lifestyle changes, accurate diagnosis, and treatments for associated health risks and symptoms.

Metformin helps with menstrual cycles and insulin levels in PCOS but is less effective for hair growth, diabetes prevention, and weight loss, and may improve fertility and reduce diabetes risk.

Lower doses of treatments for hirsutism and acne in PCOS are effective and cause fewer side effects.

Women with PCOS have lower quality of life, especially in mental health and energy, and managing weight can help improve it.

Tributyltin exposure causes sex changes, sterilization, and decline in the snail Ocinebrina aciculata, risking its extinction.

Postpartum depression is linked to changes in brain chemicals, inflammation, stress, and certain genes, and can potentially be identified by markers like specific steroids, serotonin levels, and vitamin D levels.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome likely starts in childhood and may be genetic and influenced by early hormone exposure.

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

Eflornithine cream effectively reduces women's unwanted facial hair but hair returns if treatment stops.

C60 fullerenes can alter protein function and may help develop new disease inhibitors.

Hirsutism is more linked to high androgen levels than acne or hair loss, and a mix of hormonal tests is best for diagnosis; certain treatments can reduce symptoms.

Androgens can both stimulate and cause hair loss, and understanding their effects is key to treating hair disorders.

Spironolactone most effective for hirsutism, but has side effects.

Metformin improves hair growth and menstrual frequency in women with PCOS and hirsutism.

The document concludes that hirsutism is the main sign for diagnosing hyperandrogenism, which requires a detailed patient history and physical exam.

Testosterone therapy seems safe for postmenopausal women for a few years, but more research is needed for long-term effects.

Hormonal treatments can help with acne, especially in women, by lowering androgen levels or blocking their effects.

Spironolactone can cause side effects like irregular bleeding, but lower doses may reduce these effects and still improve hirsutism.

Norgestimate is the most effective birth control progestin for reducing an enzyme linked to acne and excessive hair growth in women.

Low-dose gonadotropin treatment is effective for infertility in women with PCOS, leading to high ovulation rates and comparable pregnancy rates with fewer complications.

Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a severe skin condition often caused by drugs, with complex treatment and a high risk of death, but survivors usually heal without scars.

PCOS in teens is hard to diagnose, linked to genetics and lifestyle, and managed with weight loss and medication.

Androgens cause skin issues like acne and hair growth in women, often due to PCOS, and can be treated with medication and lifestyle changes.

Isotretinoin's effects and side effects, like birth defects and depression, might be due to it causing cell death in various cells.

Liraglutide caused significant weight loss in some obese women with PCOS, especially those with severe obesity and insulin resistance.

Alopecia common in teens, may indicate endocrine issue, minoxidil effective treatment.