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Dermatologists are essential in helping transgender and gender diverse patients with skin and hair issues related to gender affirmation and hormone therapy.

Neurosteroids help regulate oxytocin levels, especially during stress and pregnancy, to protect against premature labor.

The scalp microbiome is more diverse and may be more important in hair loss than the gut microbiome.

Spironolactone reduced hair thickness and some testosterone levels in women with excessive hair growth.

Most women with too much androgens have PCOS, which can be managed with birth control pills, medication for hair growth, and fertility treatments, and losing weight helps too.

Testosterone therapy helps boys with hormone deficiencies develop normal male characteristics and grow properly.

Riboflavin 5′-phosphate (FMN) shows potential for treating androgen-related conditions but may be limited in treating prostate cancer.

Platelet-rich plasma therapy shows promise in treating hair loss caused by androgenic alopecia.

Testosterone in older women can increase bone density, muscle mass, fat mass, improve memory, and boost libido, but may cause nipple color changes.

Androgens are important for female fertility and could help in IVF treatment, but also play a role in causing PCOS.

Muscles can make their own androgens, which may help muscle growth.

The rat model showed early perimenopause with regular cycles and low hormones, and late perimenopause with irregular cycles and higher hormone levels.

Medical castration in prostate cancer patients can increase the risk of serious heart rhythm problems, so it's important to monitor heart activity during treatment.

Gender-affirming care for youth remained essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, with telemedicine playing a key role.

Hormones during puberty increase certain receptors in the brain, and this change is influenced by estrogen levels.

Microglia, the brain's immune cells, may contribute to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) by altering the female brain's structure and function, with kisspeptin neurons and GABA neurotransmitters also playing a role.

Some people experience lasting sexual, psychological, and sleep problems after using finasteride or SSRI antidepressants, possibly due to similar underlying causes.

Topical finasteride might be a good alternative for hair loss treatment with fewer side effects, but more research is needed.

Hormone replacement therapy may lower the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in non-immunosuppressed people and male organ transplant recipients.

Androgen suppression therapy (AST) doesn't significantly lower bladder cancer risk, but using finasteride, a type of AST, might reduce it. AST decreases recurrence-free survival but doesn't affect overall survival or progression-free survival. More research is needed to understand AST's benefits.

Androgen suppression therapy (AST) doesn't significantly lower bladder cancer risk, but using finasteride, a type of AST, might decrease the risk. AST also lessens the chance of cancer coming back but doesn't really affect survival rates. More research is needed to understand AST's benefits for different bladder cancers.

Blocking testosterone speeds up wound healing in males.

Understanding how DHT works is important for diagnosing and treating hormone-related disorders.

Testosterone can build muscle and bone without enlarging the prostate when a specific enzyme is blocked.

Finasteride, a hair loss drug, may cause long-term sexual side effects due to changes in hormone receptor levels.

More research is needed on the health effects of hormone therapy for transgender and nonbinary people.

Blocking testosterone speeds up wound healing in males.

Anabolic steroids boost muscle growth, SARMs increase muscle mass and bone density without side effects, and myostatin inhibitors block a protein that stops muscle growth, but each has potential risks.

Middle-aged women with PCOS often continue to experience symptoms related to high androgen levels, like unwanted hair growth.