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Amenorrhea is when a woman doesn't have periods, with primary amenorrhea starting by age 15 or within five years of breast development, and secondary amenorrhea when periods stop for three months. It affects 3-4% of women not pregnant, breastfeeding, or in menopause, mainly due to polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothalamic amenorrhea, hyperprolactinemia, and ovarian failure.

Finasteride and minoxidil are effective FDA-approved treatments for androgenetic alopecia.

The document concludes that managing hirsutism involves identifying the cause, using a scoring system for severity, combining cosmetic and medical treatments, encouraging weight loss, and providing psychological support, while noting the need for more research on drug treatments.

Certain medications and maintaining adequate iron levels can help manage women's hair loss.

Genetics affect early female hair loss, severity depends on duration, and low ferritin levels not significant.

Ketoconazole shampoo with finasteride improves hair density in men with hair loss.

Suppressing certain hormones might help prevent prostate cancer.

Future osteoporosis treatments should focus on increasing bone growth, with many promising options available.

Finasteride temporarily lowers male rat fertility without affecting libido.

Researchers found new potential but less potent rat enzyme inhibitors using a 3D model.

Stump-tailed macaque best for researching hair loss causes and treatments.

The document says that understanding the causes of PCOS is important for treatment, especially in distinguishing the syndrome from just having cystic ovaries, and that losing weight is key for obese women with PCOS.

Antiandrogens have important biological effects, but more research is needed to understand them fully and compare their effectiveness and side effects to other treatments.

AIRE-deficient rats developed severe autoimmune disease similar to APECED, useful for testing treatments.

Finasteride affects prostate weights and pituitary activity differently with age.

Using anabolic androgenic steroids can cause serious, lasting health problems in many parts of the body.

Finasteride reduces corpus cavernosum weight but doesn't affect erectile response in rats.

Phototrichogram and hair diameter measurements are effective, noninvasive ways to assess hair growth and detect early hair loss, with the most common pattern being reduced hair density.

Finasteride inhibits enzyme activity in rhesus macaques, suggesting they're useful for evaluating similar drugs.

Some plants with flavonoids may help treat hair loss and promote hair growth.

Finasteride has a higher risk of reproductive side effects than minoxidil.

Hormonal treatment is effective for women with acne not helped by usual treatments, especially if they have hormonal imbalances.

Hormonal therapy is a treatment option for acne, the only medical treatment for hirsutism, and the most promising for androgenetic alopecia.

Combination therapy improves hair growth in advanced hair loss.

Taking finasteride for benign prostate hyperplasia may increase the risk of osteoporosis, especially at higher doses.

Women with hyperandrogenic amenorrhea have similar bone density to healthy women but lower than androgenized women without amenorrhea, and high DHEAS levels might affect bone density.

Anabolic steroid users may face higher risk of severe COVID-19.

Overweight smokers have worse hair loss.

Acne is an important sign of androgen excess disorders in women.

Early diagnosis and treatment of PCOS is crucial to reduce emotional distress and health risks.