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Hair shedding that lasts over 6 months may need a closer look, but often just reassurance is enough.

Eating a high inositol diet significantly improves insulin resistance and hormone levels in women with PCOS.

Removing one ovary helped treat a woman's severe PCOS symptoms when medicine didn't work.

Men and women react differently to opioids, with hormones potentially influencing these differences.

Genetic manipulations that extend lifespan in mice may not work as effectively in humans.

Men with hormonal imbalances similar to PCOS may have increased risk of metabolic and heart diseases.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, a disorder causing menstrual issues and infertility, can be treated with lifestyle changes, medication, herbal remedies, surgery, and assisted reproductive techniques like artificial insemination and IVF.

Hormone treatment for transsexual individuals is effective but carries risks like thromboembolic events and mood changes, with most side effects being minor and reversible.

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

Finasteride and flutamide both reduce hair growth, but finasteride has fewer side effects.

Intermittent low-dose finasteride works as well as daily use for treating excessive hair growth in women.

Finasteride doesn't affect ovulation in normal women.

The 2003 consensus updated PCOS diagnosis criteria and highlighted increased risks of diabetes and heart disease for those affected.

The report concludes that PCOS is mainly a condition of excess male hormones and its definition may change as new information is discovered.

Flutamide is more effective and has fewer side effects than spironolactone for treating hirsutism.

Higher levels of unbound testosterone are linked to increased insulin resistance, especially in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

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

Amenorrhea is relatively rare and initial testing should check FSH, TSH, and prolactin levels.

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

Diane 35 plus finasteride is more effective for treating hirsutism.

All three treatments reduce hirsutism, but spironolactone works best long-term.

Flutamide reduces hair growth better but has more side effects.

Diane 35 plus finasteride is more effective in reducing hair growth and androgen levels, but may decrease libido.

There's no significant link between the D19S884 marker at the insulin receptor gene and polycystic ovary syndrome.

Insulin resistance is significantly linked to a higher risk of depression in women with PCOS.

Longer CAG repeat lengths in the androgen receptor gene are linked to higher testosterone levels in women with PCOS.

The document concludes that identifying the cause of amenorrhea is crucial for proper treatment.

Young women with PCOS have a higher risk of high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome, but these risks may decrease after age 40.

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.

Teens with PCOS and a mom with PCOS have higher insulin resistance and lower adiponectin levels, which could signal early metabolic problems.