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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia is a rare inherited disease causing hormone imbalances, affecting growth, fertility, and heart health, diagnosed through blood tests and treated with medication and lifestyle changes.

Hormonal therapy in adults with gender dysphoria often leads to skin issues like acne, requiring a team of skin and hormone doctors.

Emotional factors are crucial in treating and preventing scalp neurodermatitis and hair loss.

Prurigo pigmentosa mainly affects middle-aged White and Asian women, often linked to a ketogenic diet, and is best treated with oral antibiotics.

Antiandrogens affect androgen-dependent body functions and are used for various medical conditions, with some risks like fetus feminization, but new forms like 17α-propylmesterolone show promise for acne without systemic effects.

Blocking a specific enzyme might help treat obesity and diabetes, but more research is needed to ensure it's safe.

Spironolactone reduces the enzyme activity that converts testosterone to DHT, helping treat excessive hair growth in women.

Selective non-steroidal inhibitors of 5α-reductase type 1 can help treat DHT-related disorders.

RU 58841 may treat acne, hair loss, and excessive hair growth.

Antiandrogens are effective for conditions like prostate cancer and skin issues, but more research is needed to confirm their benefits and minimize side effects.

Aldactone was more effective in reducing hair growth in women with hirsutism than Diane, despite having less impact on hormone levels.

The study found that urine metabolites M1b or M4 are the best indicators of ATD use in horses, with detection possible up to 77 hours in urine and 28 hours in blood.

Survivors of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis need ongoing care for various long-term health problems.

Vitamin D helps skin stem cells heal wounds by working with a key skin protein.

5α‐reductase isozymes are crucial for prostate development and health, and targeting them can help prevent and treat prostate issues.

Baby's toe injury linked to mom's hair loss; check baby's toes and be careful with fruit gel snacks.

Too much androgen can cause hair loss; finasteride may help.

Corticosteroid injections helped eyebrow hair regrow in men with alopecia areata.

The document concludes that using LC-MS/MS for measuring androgens is more accurate than older methods, but it needs careful validation and standardized references to be most effective.

Androgens, like DHT, affect hair growth and treatments like finasteride may help.

The document explains different hair and scalp conditions, including common hair loss after pregnancy or illness, drug-induced hair loss, hereditary excessive hair growth, patterned baldness, autoimmune hair loss, and permanent loss due to skin disease, with generally limited treatment options.

Topical finasteride and flutamide reduce gland size and enzyme activity, with flutamide being more potent, potentially treating acne, seborrhea, hirsutism, and androgenic alopecia.

Finasteride reduces alcohol withdrawal effects, especially in female mice.

Stopping sunscreen use on the forehead led to hair regrowth in a woman with frontal fibrosing alopecia.

A 9-year-old girl with alopecia areata had successful hair regrowth using bimatoprost after other treatments failed.

Rare adrenal cancers that secrete androgens or estrogens have a poor prognosis and are treated primarily with surgery.

A woman developed a scalp condition from using minoxidil, which improved with a different treatment but left scarring.

Male hormones control a specific gene in hamster skin, with different hormones having varying effects.

Scientists created iodinated arylhydantoins and arylthiohydantoins that could potentially be used for imaging prostate cancer. Some versions with specific side-chains showed high potential for this use.

Glucocorticoids are powerful anti-inflammatory drugs that must be used carefully to avoid serious side effects.