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Finasteride and spironolactone both reduce hirsutism, but finasteride lowers androgen levels more.

Hirsutism is excessive male-pattern hair growth in women, often caused by hormonal imbalances, and requires ongoing treatment to manage.

A new method accurately measures nine specific hormones in human blood.

Women with moderate body hair have higher levels of certain hormones and may benefit from treatment that increases sex hormone-binding protein.

A49T gene variant linked to higher prostate cancer risk, lower hormone levels, and slightly reduced balding risk.

Gene variant linked to prostate cancer, hormone levels, and hair loss.

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

Birth control pills can help reduce mild to moderate acne in women.

Drugs can change hair growth and this is important because it can upset people.

Dutasteride and finasteride affect different cell types differently.

Androgens, male hormones, affect physical and mental functions, with a decrease leading to health issues like muscle loss, bone disease, and depression, and more research is needed on long-term effects and treatments.

Finasteride doesn't effectively treat hair loss in postmenopausal women.

Androgens significantly affect female hair loss, and hormonal treatments may help.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a prohormone important for producing sex steroids and has potential health benefits.

New method accurately measures finasteride and M3 in urine, helping evaluate pharmacokinetics.

Acne can appear or persist in adulthood due to hormonal changes, external factors, or substance use, and requires appropriate treatment.

Finasteride affects urinary steroid profiles and can potentially hide steroid abuse in sports drug testing.

5α reductase type 2 enzyme mutation and oxidative stress may increase androgenetic alopecia risk in Egyptians.

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.

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

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

FAI values above 6.4 may suggest high androgen levels and increased metabolic risks in Chinese women of reproductive age.

Human enzymes can detoxify harmful substances but might also increase their cancer risk.

The document says that early treatment of Acne Vulgaris is important to prevent scarring and that adult onset acne is common in women, often due to hormonal imbalances.

Combining flutamide and finasteride can reduce prostate weight and tumor growth, potentially benefiting treatments needing optimal DHT inhibition.

Women with PCOS often have more belly fat and higher insulin levels, but belly fat isn't the only cause of their insulin resistance.

Creating stronger blockers for skin enzymes might lead to better treatment for conditions like acne and excessive hair growth.

Women with persistent acne and high levels of antimullerian hormone are more likely to have polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Men using hair loss drugs like finasteride may experience sexual side effects like erectile dysfunction, but it's unclear who will be affected and when. Treating depression and sexual symptoms is suggested, as these men often have higher rates of both. More research is needed to understand why these side effects occur.