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Flutamide may slightly improve hair loss in women, but finasteride does not work.

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

The document concludes that managing hirsutism involves identifying the cause, using a scoring system for severity, combining cosmetic and medical treatments, encouraging weight loss, and providing psychological support, while noting the need for more research on drug treatments.

Hormonal therapy is a treatment option for acne, the only medical treatment for hirsutism, and the most promising for androgenetic alopecia.

The article explains how to identify and treat excessive hair growth in women, which can be distressing and may signal other health problems.

Finasteride effectively reduces hair growth in women with idiopathic hirsutism, but requires careful contraception during treatment.

Antiandrogens, particularly flutamide and CPA, are most effective for treating hirsutism, with long-term use needed for best results.

The document concludes that using LC-MS/MS for measuring androgens is more accurate than older methods, but it needs careful validation and standardized references to be most effective.

A woman was the first known case to have both polycystic ovary syndrome and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2, suggesting a need to check for both conditions in similar patients.

Cyproterone acetate is the preferred treatment for women's hyperandrogenism when estrogen/progestogen use is safe.

Excessive hair growth can be assessed by history, exam, and blood tests, and treated with medication like dexamethasone, birth control pills, and spironolactone.

Adding licorice gel to laser treatment is more effective for reducing facial hair than laser alone.

Prolactin contributes to hair loss by promoting hair follicle shrinkage and cell death.

Prolactin may be important for skin growth and immune function.

Hormonal treatments are effective as a second-line option for moderate-to-severe acne in females, but should be used with caution due to health risks.

New acne treatments include combination creams, advanced retinoids, and light therapies, focusing on safety and patient adherence.

Fennel extract cream can reduce hair thickness in people with excessive hair growth.

Women with non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia have higher levels of certain steroids, which can be reduced by treatment.

Hormonal imbalances can cause hair loss, and understanding them can help develop better treatments.

Adult acne is often related to hormonal disorders, especially in women, and may need long-term treatment involving specialists.

The true incidence of post-Finasteride syndrome is unclear, and more research is needed.

Understanding how acne develops in different diseases could lead to new treatments.

Antiandrogens have important biological effects, but more research is needed to understand them fully and compare their effectiveness and side effects to other treatments.

Hormonal therapies are safe and effective for treating acne in female adolescents, with specific treatments for those with endocrine disorders.

Mice without the enzyme HSD17B3 still produce normal testosterone, suggesting they have different ways to make it compared to humans.

The medications 5α-reductase inhibitors and spironolactone are generally safe for breast cancer patients on endocrine therapies and do not significantly increase breast cancer risk.

Type 3 5α-reductase is more common and finasteride and dutasteride strongly inhibit it.

Eating high glycemic foods and drinking milk may worsen acne by increasing insulin and IGF-1 levels.

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia may be caused by changes in how the body processes male hormones.