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Men with early hair loss have similar hormone levels to women with PCOS, possibly increasing risk of obesity and heart issues.

The document concludes that treating PCOS requires a combination of drugs to manage reproductive and metabolic symptoms, with more research needed on combination therapies.

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

Most dogs with alopecia had higher than normal levels of certain hormones, but hair loss might not always be linked to these hormone changes.

Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome often causes sexual development issues, hair loss, learning disabilities, deafness, muscle contractions, limb pain, and diabetes.

Certain HSD3B1 gene types are linked to worse prostate cancer outcomes and affect treatment response and other health conditions.

Progesterone and related compounds may help control seizures linked to the menstrual cycle but have limitations that need addressing.

Horizontal sections of scalp biopsies are good for diagnosing Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia and help customize treatment.

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.

The study found no common cause for a girl's crystalline cataract and uncombable hair, suggesting their co-occurrence might be coincidental.

Taking riboflavin and eating less lysine can help some people with a specific genetic disorder avoid brain damage.

Hair loss is often linked to thyroid problems, especially in women and older people, and screening for thyroid issues is advised for those with hair loss.

An 11-month-old boy with Menkes disease had severe brain shrinkage and abnormal blood vessels, and didn't respond well to treatment.

Environmental factors like temperature and nutrition affect hair growth, with humans showing seasonal hair growth differences.

Half of hair restoration surgeons experience body discomfort, especially after follicular unit extraction procedures, and using ergonomic equipment or robotic devices could reduce this discomfort.

Progesterone treatment improved seizures in a woman with menstrual cycle-related epilepsy, but a wrong medication worsened her condition.

Simvastatin may help manage symptoms in women with non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia by lowering cholesterol and certain hormone levels.

Some conditions mimic PCOS symptoms and need careful diagnosis to treat potentially serious health issues.

Anti-androgens are effective for female acne but less so for male-pattern hair loss, with side effects similar to birth control pills.

A PET-CT scan successfully located a hard-to-find Leydig cell tumor in a woman with hormonal symptoms.

Using bacitracin zinc and selenium sulfide one after the other can temporarily turn white hair yellow.

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

People with PCOS have higher levels of PAI-1, which may increase their risk of heart disease and fertility issues.

Local testosterone treatment improved sexual desire in a female with fragile X syndrome.

Neuroimaging suggests that treatments targeting brain steroids could help control epilepsy, especially types linked to the menstrual cycle.

Low ferritin levels are linked to increased hair loss; no link found between vitamin B12, TSH levels, and hair loss.

Birth control pills with cyproterone acetate and drosperinone can reduce excessive hair growth in women with PCOS, but they may not be right for everyone.

The authors agree they didn't follow the original criteria strictly but found the Ottawa rule effective in all tested patients and suggest it might have wider use.

Long-term opioid use can cause a serious condition where the adrenal glands don't work properly, which doctors should watch out for.

Laser treatment can effectively reduce unwanted hair growth, particularly for people with fair skin and dark hair.