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The document discusses various eye conditions and their treatments, including a rare eye cancer in a baby, vision loss from a cancer drug, cataracts from a baldness treatment, a rare skin disorder, and a specific type of eye disease diagnosed with a special imaging technique.

A boy with chromosome 13q deletion syndrome developed eye cancer, a woman with breast cancer lost vision due to a rare side-effect of her treatment, a man's vision worsened after using a hair loss drug, and two rare disorders were discussed. Optical Coherence Tomography is useful for diagnosing and monitoring these conditions.

Certain gene variations in AKT2 are more common in women with PCOS and are linked to higher levels of specific hormones and symptoms.

Ginseng, especially red ginseng, may help regrow hair and block a hair loss-related enzyme.

The document concludes that sex hormones and related compounds have various effects on health, with both potential benefits and risks.

Nanotechnology could improve hair regrowth but faces challenges like complexity and safety concerns.

Dutasteride 0.5 mg daily improves hair growth safely in men with hair loss.

Baicalin may help reduce excessive male hormone levels in PCOS.

Dexpanthenol helps human hair follicle cells grow by preventing aging and death, and by supporting growth signals.

The new dutasteride formula can be applied to the skin, may promote hair growth, and has fewer side effects.

Natural 5α-reduced glucocorticoids might be anti-inflammatory with fewer side effects than current options.

Plant extracts can help prevent hair loss and promote hair growth.

CGF from platelets helps hair regrowth in people with androgenetic alopecia.

Peanut callus extract helps grow hair and prevent hair loss.

Certain blood metabolites are linked to female pattern hair loss, with some increasing risk and others offering protection.

Three siblings with a rare genetic condition had abnormal sexual development and chose different gender identities, needing surgery and therapy.

A 13-year-old with 46 XY DSD had ambiguous genitalia due to incomplete masculinization.

Finasteride effectively treats BPH, but needs more trials to understand potential.

Finasteride effectively lowers specific hormone levels, helping monitor treatment progress.

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is crucial for conditions like male-pattern baldness and acne, and measuring a byproduct, androstanediol glucuronide, is a better way to assess DHT's effects than DHT blood levels.

Diagnosing sex development disorders requires combining medical history, physical exams, imaging, lab tests, and genetic data.

Androgen treatment with dihydrotestosterone may help maintain height in patients with 5-α-reductase type 2 deficiency, especially before puberty.

Finasteride treatment in male rats can reduce fertility and affect sperm development in their offspring.

Finasteride treatment changes Cx43 in rat testes, possibly causing fertility issues.

No consistent link between genotype and phenotype in 5-α-Reductase type 2 deficiency.

Finasteride caused long-term sexual and non-sexual side effects in young men with hair loss.

The document does not determine if adults with aphallia are fertile.

Finasteride lowers scalp and blood DHT levels, potentially treating male-pattern baldness.

Thujae occidentalis semen extract may help treat male pattern baldness by blocking a hair loss-related enzyme and reducing hair loss in mice.

Prenatal stress changes how male and female rats enjoy rewards differently, linked to sex hormones.