Search

everythinglearnresearchcommunity

for

Search:↓

A team approach is crucial for managing PCOS, with dermatologists playing a key role.

Diagnosing PCOS in teenagers is hard because its symptoms often look like normal puberty, and there's a need for better diagnosis methods and agreement on criteria.

Hair loss in elderly women is often caused by various factors, including hormonal changes after menopause.

Amenorrhea is when a woman doesn't have periods, with primary amenorrhea starting by age 15 or within five years of breast development, and secondary amenorrhea when periods stop for three months. It affects 3-4% of women not pregnant, breastfeeding, or in menopause, mainly due to polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothalamic amenorrhea, hyperprolactinemia, and ovarian failure.

Small changes in hormones can significantly impact health, showing the importance of sensitive testing for chemicals that disrupt hormones.

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.

Women with high androgen levels may have more severe COVID-19 symptoms.

Men taking dutasteride or finasteride have a slightly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Certain genetic variations are linked to increased androgen levels in PCOS, but more research is needed to understand these connections fully.

Hormone therapies like birth control pills and spironolactone are safe and effective for treating women's adult acne.