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Hormone treatments for transgender individuals generally improve mental health and physical transition, with some health risks that require medical supervision.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia is a genetic disorder with two forms, causing symptoms like early puberty and severe acne, but can be identified through screening and treated with glucocorticoids.

Combining liraglutide and metformin helps obese women with PCOS who didn't lose weight on metformin alone to lose more weight.

Testosterone supplements can increase muscle mass and strength in older men with low levels, but long-term effects and risks need more research.

Hormones, especially androgens, play a key role in acne, which can be a symptom of systemic diseases like PCOS and may require targeted treatment.

Myo-inositol may be more effective than metformin for inducing ovulation in women with PCOS.

PCOS affects women's health by increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and reproductive issues.

Dienogest combined with ethinylestradiol is a highly effective birth control that improves menstrual symptoms and has manageable side effects.

Improving insulin sensitivity and weight loss can help manage polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

PCOS is often linked to insulin resistance and obesity, and weight loss can improve symptoms.

Insulin resistance contributes to hormone imbalances in many women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

SHBG may be a useful early indicator and treatment target for PCOS.

Antiandrogen treatments combined with oral contraceptives can help manage hair growth and hair loss in women with PCOS.

Hormonal treatments are effective for severe or persistent acne and should be used with other acne therapies, considering potential side effects.

Gonadal dysgenesis, like Turner's and Klinefelter's syndromes, negatively affects bone health, but hormone treatments can help.

Women with PCOS are more likely to have insulin resistance and obesity, especially those with the most severe type I PCOS.

Testosterone replacement therapy can prevent men from fathering children and should not be used by those wanting to stay fertile.

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

Treatment with a hormone agonist can reduce excess male hormones in postmenopausal women without surgery.

Androgen Deprivation Therapy for prostate cancer often reduces sexual function but intermittent therapy may be more tolerable.

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.

Testosterone therapy can improve sexual desire and function in postmenopausal women but should be used cautiously and not based solely on testosterone levels.

The document says that understanding the causes of PCOS is important for treatment, especially in distinguishing the syndrome from just having cystic ovaries, and that losing weight is key for obese women with PCOS.

Amenorrhea, or the absence of periods, should be evaluated by age 15 or within five years of early breast development, and is most commonly caused by conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome and hypothalamic amenorrhea.

The document concludes that various drugs can manage symptoms and metabolic issues in women with PCOS.

Researchers found new potential treatments for conditions related to the androgen receptor, like male hormonal contraception, by testing thousands of compounds.

Dihydrotestosterone treatment can help penis growth in boys with 5α-reductase deficiency but doesn't fully normalize size after puberty.

Women with PCOS-related infertility can often conceive with treatments like clomiphene and metformin, but managing pregnancy complications is important.

Testosterone significantly affects sexual desire in both men and women, but its impact on women is more complex and influenced by psychological factors.

A postmenopausal woman's hair loss and excess hair growth improved after surgery for ovarian hyperthecosis.