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Steroids can treat skin conditions but must be used carefully to avoid side effects.

Hair steroid measurement is an effective method to diagnose and monitor CAH in developing countries.

A new method was created to analyze certain chemicals in the urine of alopecia areata patients, revealing they have higher metanephrine content. This method can also be used for other related diseases.

New A-homo-B, 19-dinor steroids showed strong antiandrogenic activity without affecting the enzyme 5α-reductase or androgen receptor binding.

Tacrolimus causes fewer acute rejections than cyclosporin A in kidney transplants but doesn't necessarily improve kidney function after one year; cardiovascular risks and side effects vary between the two drugs.

Patients need better information about the risks of long-term steroid use.

Using high doses and multiple drugs with steroids is risky and should be prevented.

Abuse of anabolic steroids in Iraqi athletes leads to negative effects on hormones, liver and kidney function, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels.

Women with androgenetic alopecia have normal levels of most blood steroids and binding proteins, but higher dehydroepiandrosterone. Some also have low "sex hormone-binding globulin" and "corticosteroide-binding globulin" capacity, and high "free androgen index" and "free cortisol index". Diane treatment can normalize these levels and improve hair conditions.

Anabolic steroids can build muscle and strength but have risks and need more research on their clinical benefits and side effects.

Certain steroids in the brain affect mood and symptoms of depression, and treatments targeting these steroids show promise for improving these symptoms.

Sex steroids produced in the hippocampus are crucial for brain functions like memory and learning in rodents.

Finasteride affects brain and blood steroids, causing lasting sexual and emotional side effects.

Intralesional steroids can help regrow hair in some alopecia areata patients but have side effects.

Neuroactive steroids and the enzyme 5α-reductase might be involved in the development of Tourette's syndrome.

Androgenic steroids can slow down or stop the growth of certain skin fungi.

Women with hair loss had higher levels of certain hormones, suggesting a link to a condition like PCOS.

Inhaled steroids in children may cause excessive hair growth and not always go away after stopping the medication.

Men with male-pattern baldness have higher levels of certain testosterone metabolites and may have more active androgen metabolism.

Male C57BL/6 mice show age-related fluctuations in certain hormones and their ratios in both blood and hair.

Sex steroids, especially progesterone, can slow down the growth of mouse melanoma cells.

Combining cetirizine and topical steroids can effectively manage severe lichen planus pilaris.

New steroids were effective in blocking male hormone receptors in hamster prostates.

Strong skin creams work well for long-term scalp inflammation in Rapp-Hodgkin Ectodermal Dysplasia.

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.

Long-term anabolic steroid use can lead to heart and metabolic health issues.

Taking Saw palmetto and Pygeum africana can change the levels of certain steroids in urine, which could cause confusion in doping tests.

The document concludes that sex hormones are crucial for mammalian reproduction, health, and behavior, and require more research for therapeutic use.

Flutamide and a new synthetic steroid affected brain and prostate chemicals and showed potential for treating androgen-related conditions and epilepsy.

Topical calcineurin inhibitors might be safer than steroids for scarring alopecia, but more research is needed.