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Finasteride treats enlarged prostate and baldness, but may cause limited urinary improvement and sex-related side effects.

This review discusses cross-sex hormone therapy for managing gender dysphoria in transsexual individuals and reports no new clinical results; it highlights the need for education and culturally sensitive training for healthcare professionals.

In this study, men seeking treatment for male pattern hair loss were highly concerned about their condition and had often attempted self-treatment, but many were dissatisfied with their physician consultations due to unmet expectations and perceived indifference from doctors.

This study suggests that any baldness, particularly moderate balding, is associated with a higher risk of fatal prostate cancer in men, supporting a possible link between hair loss and prostate cancer mechanisms.

This review discusses the perimenopause, its symptoms, and management options, emphasizing the role of pharmacists in educating and advising women on treatment strategies and preventive health measures, but it reports no new results.

This article discusses various infection control practices necessary in dermatology to minimize exogenous infection risk and reports no new clinical results.

This article discusses misconceptions around mineral nutrition in beef cattle and emphasizes that sub-clinical deficiencies or toxicities, rather than overt symptoms, often cause economic losses, but it reports no new findings.

This article discusses the need for a globally standardized protocol for epidemiologic studies of polycystic ovary syndrome to improve study comparability and public health policy.

This report from a consensus meeting concluded that while 5-alpha reductase inhibitors are beneficial for BPH treatment and prostate cancer risk reduction, their role in clinical practice should be more widely integrated into prostate management guidelines.

This scoping review found a high prevalence of skin conditions among older people living at home, but available evidence on burden and effective care strategies is limited.

This systematic review indicates that patients with Down syndrome have an increased prevalence of various dermatologic disorders, especially infectious, inflammatory, autoimmune, and connective tissue conditions.

This paper reviews deceptive magazine advertising practices, including editors' insights and efforts by industry and government to reduce such ads, and recommends strategies for their elimination.

This review discusses the development of the MATH+ treatment protocol for COVID-19 patients, detailing its scientific and clinical rationale, but reports no new experimental findings.

This report describes two rare cases of desmoplastic melanoma presenting as alopecia neoplastica, highlighting a potential diagnostic pitfall for clinicians examining patients with scar-like alopecia.

This article reviews practical approaches for managing dermatologic conditions in patients with skin of color and reports no new clinical findings.

This study found that metformin treatment improved clinical outcomes in Taiwanese women with polycystic ovary syndrome, notably in overweight and insulin-resistant patients.

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

This review discusses the complexities of managing adolescent psoriasis amidst challenges like identity formation and parent-adolescent dynamics, and proposes updated management strategies for 21st-century adolescents, but reports no new clinical results.

This article discusses the complexities of diagnosing PCOS and highlights the importance of early recognition and treatment to improve patient outcomes, despite often being overlooked.

This systematic review synthesizes the current state of drug repurposing, revealing its potential in various therapeutic areas like oncology and infectious diseases through insights from mechanistic studies and real-world evidence, and discusses emerging tools and challenges in the field.

In this study, researchers reported that women with polycystic ovary syndrome in a German-speaking population had higher probabilities of depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea, all associated with BMI and insulin resistance.

This study found that oligo-amenorrhea/menstrual irregularity in women is associated with an increased risk of overall cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and myocardial infarction, while evidence linking hyperandrogenism or polycystic ovaries to cardiovascular disease remains mixed or unexplored.

In this study, topical calcipotriol was found to be more effective than oral vitamin D for improving mild to moderate alopecia areata, with a 68% improvement rate and no correlation between serum vitamin D levels and treatment efficacy.

This review found that finasteride may reduce bleeding during or after TURP procedures compared to placebo, although the overall results were varied, and no long-term complications were reported.

In this review, researchers examined how needle gauge and length impact the viability of human stem cells during injections, emphasizing the balance between minimizing tissue trauma and preserving cell viability to optimize clinical protocols.

This research introduces WomenCare, a web-based system using a machine learning model to predict PCOD risk by evaluating factors like age, BMI, and lifestyle habits; it aims to help women monitor their health but is not a substitute for a professional diagnosis.

This case report highlights the severe manifestations of early congenital syphilis and underscores the crucial need for early diagnosis and treatment to improve outcomes in affected infants.

This study developed and tested a herbal hair growth tonic using medicinal plant extracts on animal models, reporting higher anagen/telogen ratio, follicular density, and hair length compared to controls, suggesting it as a potential natural alternative to synthetic products.

In this case study, a diagnosis of HAIR-AN syndrome, a rare form of polycystic ovarian syndrome, was made in a 17-year-old female with hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and acanthosis nigricans, but genetic screening revealed no significant mutations linked to her symptoms.

This study found a high prevalence of alopecia in adolescents from northern Sudan, especially among females, and identified iron deficiency as significantly associated with the condition.