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Hormonal male contraception is effective and could be market-ready, but more research is needed to ensure safety for all ethnic groups.

Sex hormones may influence COVID-19 severity, with males at higher risk, and certain hormone therapies could potentially treat the virus.

Two enzymes regulate androgen receptor activity, affecting treatments for androgen insufficiency and benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Antiandrogen treatments combined with oral contraceptives can help manage hair growth and hair loss in women with PCOS.

Four new compounds were more effective than finasteride in treating prostate issues and hair loss, with one being 100 times more active and safe for use.

Understanding how androgens work is key for creating new treatments for prostate issues and hair/skin conditions.

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.

Finasteride reduces hair growth and is safe for women with excessive hair.

Finasteride helps reduce heart enlargement in heart failure patients.

Finasteride improves immune response and reduces organ damage after trauma hemorrhage in mice.

Increasing the levels of a protein called FGF9 can promote hair growth, but humans may not respond the same way due to a lack of certain cells.

Eating high-glycemic and dairy foods can increase hormones that may cause acne and other health issues.

Finasteride improves hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia.

Prostate cancer cells can make their own androgens to activate the androgen receptor, and treatments like abiraterone may increase this ability, suggesting new therapies should target the entire steroid-making pathway.

Hormones, especially androgens, play a key role in acne, which can be a symptom of systemic diseases like PCOS and may require targeted treatment.

Sophora flavescens extract may help hair grow by affecting growth factors and blocking a hair-related enzyme.

Scientists have created a new hair loss treatment using ultrasound to deliver gene-editing particles, which resulted in up to 90% hair regrowth in mice.

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

PNU157706 reduced rat sperm movement and fertility without affecting offspring health.

5α reductase inhibitors treat hair loss but may cause sexual side effects and risks.

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.

Acne severity in women with PCOS is linked to younger age, lower body weight, and more body hair, but not to hormone levels.

Finasteride helps treat hair loss by blocking enzyme activity.

Women with low SHBG levels and a high 3a-diol G to SHBG ratio are likely to experience female pattern baldness, possibly due to a slight excess of androgens affecting sensitive hair bulbs.

Hirsutism is common body hair growth due to genetics and hormones, and while not a disease, it can be distressing; virilisation includes hirsutism with other male traits and needs medical attention.

Minoxidil, finasteride, and low-level laser light therapy are effective FDA-approved treatments for hair loss.

The document concludes that combination therapy is most effective for treating excessive hair growth in women with idiopathic hirsutism, and more research is needed to understand the condition.

Finasteride increases hair count and improves hair growth with low risk of side effects.

Treatments for hair loss vary, but cell-based options may be the future.