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Androgens are important for female fertility and could help in IVF treatment, but also play a role in causing PCOS.

Understanding how DHT works is important for diagnosing and treating hormone-related disorders.

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia may be caused by changes in how the body processes male hormones.

Mice lacking steroid 5α-reductase 2 show less aggression and better impulse control.

Cimicifuga racemosa extract may help prevent and treat prostate issues by inhibiting 5α-reductase.

Androgens play a key role in hair growth and disorders like baldness and excessive hairiness.

The herbal mixture could potentially improve hair loss.

The document explains how male reproductive hormones work and affect the body.

Blocking androgen activity in newborn rats affects body weight and appetite-related hormones differently in males and females.

Men and women react differently to opioids, with hormones potentially influencing these differences.

Dihydrotestosterone causes p27 protein breakdown in ovarian and breast cancer cells by binding with SKP2.

The length of the CAG repeat in the androgen receptor gene affects the risk and progression of prostate cancer, BPH, infertility, and undermasculinized genitalia.

Finasteride treatment changes brain steroid levels and receptors, affecting brain function even after stopping treatment.

Certain gene variations are linked to better memory in healthy Chinese women.

Rat skin takes up and processes testosterone differently than other organs, with testosterone being more important for the skin than its metabolite 5α-DHT.

DHT may increase the risk of heart disease and death in elderly men.

Testosterone improves mood and thinking skills; finasteride has no effect.

Testosterone treatment can improve sexual function and bone density in women but may have adverse effects and requires more research on safety and guidelines.

The guidelines advise against using testosterone and DHEA in women for most conditions due to safety and effectiveness concerns, but suggest considering testosterone for postmenopausal women with low sexual desire.

Androgen receptors are active in many tissues of both male and female mice, not just reproductive organs.

Mutations in the androgen receptor gene cause Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, affecting sexual development.

Some new progesterone derivatives are better at blocking testosterone conversion than a common drug.

Testosterone can help premenopausal and postmenopausal women with low sexual desire, but its long-term safety is unclear and it's not widely approved for this use.

The conclusion is that standardizing testosterone measurement methods is essential for better diagnosis accuracy in women.

Hormones, especially androgens, play a big role in acne, but most acne sufferers don't have a hormone disorder. Hormonal treatments, including birth control pills, can be very effective for women whose acne doesn't improve with regular treatments.

Male pattern baldness may be caused by scalp pressure on hair follicles, which increases with age and leads to a cycle of hair loss. This process is not directly determined by genes.

Sex hormones may affect COVID-19 severity, with men often faring worse, and targeting related pathways could offer treatment options.

New treatments for enlarged prostate are being developed, some of which may be more effective than current medications.

5α-Reductase inhibitors can negatively affect male sexual function and, in some cases, significantly reduce sperm count, but these effects may be reversible.

Saw palmetto supplements may reduce prostate cancer cell growth without being toxic.