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Using finasteride for hair loss or prostate issues does not significantly raise the risk of erectile dysfunction.

Among a Han Chinese cohort, this study found that a higher genetic risk score was linked to increased susceptibility to BPH, larger prostate size, reduced effectiveness of 5ARI treatment, and a higher risk of undergoing TURP.

GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP agonists may increase the risk of hair loss.

In this study, long-term low-dose finasteride use in men with alopecia was associated with a significant reduction in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer, although further research is needed to understand the mechanisms and long-term effects.

This study described the population-level incidence of erectile dysfunction in men using finasteride for androgenetic alopecia, finding a varied risk that highlights the complexity of interpreting sexual side effects.

This study found that among various predictive models for baldness risk, Random Forest Regression performed best with the lowest mean squared error and highest R², indicating strong predictive accuracy, especially with complex datasets, while Linear Regression was better suited to simpler datasets.

This study reports that using 5-alpha reductase inhibitors is associated with a 31% increased risk of depression, highlighting that the choice of comparator group significantly affects study results.

Spironolactone is safe for treating hair loss in women without causing low blood pressure.

In this observational study, researchers found a strong association between higher alcohol and smoking indices and increased severity of male androgenetic alopecia.

In this study, researchers found that patients with alopecia areata displayed higher systemic inflammatory markers and lower vitamin D levels compared to healthy controls, yet they exhibited similar cardiovascular risk profiles, with no association between inflammation and cardiovascular risk or alopecia severity.

This study found that lichen planopilaris is associated with several environmental factors, such as stress and hair dye use, as well as thyroid disorders and genetic components.

This study found that finasteride users had a very low rate of psychiatric side effects, with no significant increase in BPH patients and a slight increase in anxiety and depression among AGA patients.

JAK inhibitors are effective and generally safe for treating alopecia areata, but monitoring for side effects is important.

In this study, distinct androgen excess subtypes were identified in women with PCOS, with the adrenal androgen excess cluster showing significantly higher rates of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, suggesting 11-oxygenated androgens as potential drivers of metabolic risk.

This study describes the development of a prototype clinical expert system that uses a belief rule-based inference methodology to improve the risk stratification and diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome by addressing uncertainties in clinical data and domain knowledge.

In this retrospective study of patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma responding to immunotherapy, those treated for 18 months or longer showed better progression-free outcomes compared to shorter treatment durations, indicating potential benefits of extended therapy duration.

This study found that among male Han Chinese, a higher polygenic risk score was linked to increased risk and poorer treatment outcomes for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

This study found that hair cortisol levels in black-tailed prairie dogs, influenced by factors like predation risk and lactation, were associated with reproductive success, supporting the Cort-Adaptation hypothesis.

This review discusses the associations between dermatological disorders and increased cardiovascular risk, emphasizing that skin conditions with chronic inflammation may elevate the likelihood of cardiovascular diseases.

This article highlights the importance of an algorithmic approach to manage multiple opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients due to the risk of drug interactions and complications, but reports no new clinical results.

In this study, skin tags in Irish adults with morbid obesity were associated with higher blood pressure, higher HbA1c levels, and a greater prevalence of diabetes and hypertension, suggesting increased cardiovascular risk.

This study found that Merkel cell carcinoma recurrence risk peaks within the first two years after diagnosis and varies significantly by stage, with immune suppression, age, and male sex also influencing risk.

This study identified a specific genetic variant in the CCHCR1 gene that may contribute to alopecia areata through impaired keratinization, suggesting an alternative mechanism beyond autoimmune causes.

In this study, Swedish men carrying the AR haplotype H2 were found to have a significantly lower risk of prostate cancer compared to those with the more common H1 variant.

Finasteride reduces bleeding risk during prostate surgery.

In this study, the vertex type of male pattern baldness was associated with increased cardiovascular risk factors, suggesting it may serve as a marker for cardiovascular evaluation in men.

This study aimed to identify unknown genetic risk loci associated with androgenetic alopecia by examining SNPs at 12 genomic loci but did not find complete heritable risk factors.