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This review summarized existing research on finasteride and erectile dysfunction, finding a correlation between finasteride use for benign prostatic hyperplasia and ED, but not strongly for male androgenetic alopecia.

This study found that long-term dutasteride therapy in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia worsened erectile dysfunction, reduced testosterone levels, and increased blood glucose and lipid profile, indicating negative metabolic impacts.

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 review discusses the expanding applications of dermoscopy in dermatological diagnosis beyond its initial use for detecting dysplastic nevi and reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses the clinical presentation, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment options for alopecia areata and reports no new clinical findings.

This case report describes total alopecia in a 53-year-old woman after 13 months of tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer, with normal hair distribution maintained elsewhere.

This study reported that black hairy tongue can occur after allogeneic stem cell transplantation and may indicate cutaneous graft-versus-host disease, highlighting the need for histopathologic evaluation.

Cocaine use can cause a blistering skin disease.

This review found that among emerging technologies for skin anti-aging, stem cell therapies using recipient chimerism might be more beneficial than CRISPR-Cas9 and other current innovations, though further studies on safety and efficacy are needed.

In this study, the severity of pediatric alopecia areata was found to decrease the quality of life for both patients and their families while increasing the overall burden.

In this review, the authors examined guidelines and literature on the non-operative treatment of gender dysphoria, highlighting the importance of personalized, multidisciplinary care, and noting that such treatment is generally safe and effective according to WPATH and Endocrine Society recommendations.

This chapter reviews cultural practices and morphological differences in ethnic hair, relating them to specific disorders seen in these populations, without presenting new clinical results.

Minoxidil can lower blood pressure in some people.

In this study, researchers piloted an asynchronous telemedicine program for isotretinoin management in acne patients, finding that dosing outcomes were similar to synchronous visits and clinicians were comfortable adjusting doses remotely.

This study reports that complementary and alternative medicine is commonly used for dermatological diseases in Eastern Turkey, with 43.7% of patients using at least one method and various unconventional practices observed.

This article overviews dermatologic findings in forensic pathology and reports no new results; it emphasizes the importance of recognizing skin manifestations in identifying types of injury.

This consensus report provides detailed recommendations for using Polynucleotides Highly Purified Technology™ in aesthetic skin rejuvenation, highlighting its potential as a biostimulatory booster for face and body revitalization.

This study observed that between 2000 and 2004, males underwent fewer aesthetic facial procedures than females, except for hair restoration and otoplasty, with a trend toward more nonsurgical requests over time.

This abstract provides no new data or findings as it is a placeholder text rather than a research summary.

This review discusses the challenges in addressing female sexual dysfunction, focusing on the complexities of female sexual response, levels of dysfunction, clinical identification, and existing treatments, but presents no new clinical findings.

This review identifies significant variability in insurance coverage for gender-affirming surgeries in the US, affecting equitable access to care for transgender individuals and suggesting a need for health policy reforms.

This review discusses the effectiveness of various treatments for reducing the size and number of facial pores and highlights the benefits of using combination therapies, reporting no new clinical results.

This study found that biotin supplementation is common among patients at a dermatology clinic despite a lack of evidence for its dermatologic benefits and potential interference with lab tests.

This study reports that while topical minoxidil treatment showed a response in less than 40% of men after 24 weeks, oral finasteride stopped hair loss in over 80% of patients at 12 months; perceived sexual side effects of the latter may limit its use.

This article discusses the unique aspects of hair transplantation for achieving natural and dense coverage, but it provides no new clinical results.

This review suggests that while finasteride for male pattern hair loss was previously considered safe, there is now evidence associating 5-α reductase inhibitors with significant sexual and reproductive side effects.

This case study observed isoniazid-induced alopecia in a patient, which was confirmed as reversible since hair regrowth resumed after the drug was discontinued.

This case report describes a 47-year-old woman who experienced reversible curling of her hair during treatment with valproic acid, suggesting potential side effects on hair texture.

This study found that in a small cohort of patients with infections, tumor necrosis factor levels varied, challenging the interpretation that these levels are transient in gram-negative sepsis.

This study reviews advancements in hair restoration surgery, noting that follicular unit excision significantly improves outcomes by enabling graft harvesting without scarring and reporting a graft transection rate under 4% when conducted with advanced equipment.