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Obesity changes androgen levels in women with PCOS, leading to higher testosterone relative to androstenedione.

Injecting cosyntropin into grizzly bears increases blood cortisol but doesn't change hair cortisol levels.

About 2.2% of women with symptoms of high male hormones have a mild form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and measuring a specific hormone level can accurately diagnose it.

The conclusion is that while oral contraceptive pills are effective for PCOS-related high androgen levels, new treatments with fewer side effects are needed.

The update highlights that non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia is common in women with excess male hormones, requires specific hormone tests for diagnosis, and has various treatment options depending on age and symptoms.

GnRH analogue can help diagnose ovarian causes of high testosterone in postmenopausal women when scans don't show the cause.

Antiandrogens can treat female hormonal conditions, but environmental ones may harm reproductive health.

Hormones, especially testosterone and DHT, are key for penis development and function, and testosterone therapy may help with erectile dysfunction in those with low levels.

Liquorice may reduce testosterone and affect male reproductive organs, potentially helping treat conditions like prostate cancer.

Triptorelin helps evaluate hormone production in Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors.

Long-term estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women can improve certain health markers, hair loss is common regardless of hormone use, stopping estrogen doesn't increase breast cancer risk, smoking does, and a balanced BMI is linked to lower mortality.

A postmenopausal woman's hirsutism and high testosterone levels improved after surgery for an ovarian tumor not seen on ultrasound.

The L457(3.43)R mutation in the human lutropin receptor causes increased activity and hormone insensitivity, leading to precocious puberty.

Androgens play a complex role in skin conditions like acne and hair loss in women, and normal blood levels don't always show true androgen status.

Women with PCOS had higher SRAGE levels, possibly linked to BMI, not PCOS.

New signs like changes in blood markers, physical symptoms, and behavioral shifts may help detect hidden steroid use in athletes.

Obese women had more testosterone and less acne, but similar hair growth compared to non-obese women.

Many women in southern China have polycystic ovary syndrome, with some symptoms differing from Western women.

Manage women's cholesterol with diet, exercise, and careful treatment choices, especially during pregnancy, PCOS, and menopause.

Curcumin improved some metabolic factors in women with PCOS but did not affect cholesterol, insulin, or testosterone levels.

Removing both ovaries can treat increased testosterone and related symptoms in postmenopausal women with ovarian hyperthecosis.

Women with acne after adolescence are more likely to have PCOS and should be checked for it.

A simple screening method found that 6.3% of women in a semiurban area in Sri Lanka have polycystic ovary syndrome, with most showing menstrual irregularities.

Women with PCOS are more than twice as likely to develop nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Removing part of the vitamin D receptor stops vitamin D from working properly.

Ursolic acid can shrink the prostate and lower a hormone linked to prostate growth in rats.

Hormones affect prostate health and disease, with certain hormone imbalances linked to prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Doctors used a special blood sampling technique to diagnose a woman's rare ovarian tumor that was producing male hormones.

Polycystic ovarian shape is a genetic sign of PCOS and its hormonal and metabolic features can be inherited.

New treatments for PCOS are improving fertility and managing symptoms better.