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The document helps doctors recognize and treat excessive hair growth in women.

Overweight women with PCOS are more likely to have excess male hormones.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) was found in 3.86% of tenth-grade girls in Guangzhou, China, with higher rates in overweight and obese girls, suggesting diagnosis should focus on hyperandrogenemia.

Women with certain types of hair loss may have low iron levels.

Smoking doesn't cause or prevent Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, hormonal imbalance may be involved, and a combination of antiandrogens and steroids can help stabilize the condition.

Turkish women with hirsutism experience lower quality of life, especially those with PCOS, regardless of hair growth severity.

The document concludes that blocking the internal pathways that create androgens might help treat cancers that depend on sex hormones.

For women with moderate to severe unwanted hair growth or acne, birth control pills are the first choice, with other medications like cyproterone, spironolactone, flutamide, or finasteride as alternatives, and permanent hair removal should be done with electrolysis or laser.

Intravaginal testosterone cream improves sexual satisfaction and reduces vaginal discomfort in postmenopausal women on breast cancer treatment without affecting hormone levels.

The study found that a specific type of hair loss is increasingly common in premenopausal women and can be effectively diagnosed and treated with various medications.

5% minoxidil foam effectively regrows hair in women, with postmenopausal women seeing the most improvement.

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

5-Alpha-Reductase inhibitors might help slow down hair loss in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia but are not a primary treatment and need more research.

Women generally handle heart enlargement better than men, but it's riskier for them if it occurs; hormones like estrogen offer some protection.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a prohormone important for producing sex steroids and has potential health benefits.

Personalized diets, like the Mediterranean Diet and low carb diets, can help manage PCOS symptoms in obese women, and probiotics may enhance weight loss and improve metabolic health. More research is needed to find the best diet strategies.

Women with androgen excess, especially those with PCOS, have a much higher risk of heart disease and stroke.

Isotretinoin may cause temporary, reversible facial hair growth in some women.

Postmenopausal women with hyperandrogenism didn't have better metabolic health even after their testosterone levels became normal.

Hispanic women with PCOS are more likely to have liver diseases like NAFLD and NASH.

Iron deficiency is not more common in women with hair loss, and neurogenic rosacea may need different treatment.

Most women lack knowledge about androgens and their excess symptoms.

Many women experience sexual dysfunction, but few seek help, and better treatment and medical training are needed.

Women with severe types of PCOS are more likely to have metabolic syndrome, and belly fat is a key predictor of this risk.

Young women with nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia may experience worse sexual function and mild depression compared to healthy women.

A small number of premenopausal female blood donors had high prolactin levels, often due to stress, and retesting is recommended to prevent misdiagnosis.

Iron deficiency is the main cause of hair loss in women, and iron supplements started within 6 months can improve hair health.

Obese women with PCOS show a male-like pattern in certain fat tissue gene expressions.

Long-term estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women can improve certain health markers, hair loss is common regardless of hormone use, stopping estrogen doesn't increase breast cancer risk, smoking does, and a balanced BMI is linked to lower mortality.

Testosterone therapy seems safe for short-term use in postmenopausal women with low sexual desire, but more research on long-term effects is needed.