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Male hormones, or androgens, affect women's health in areas like mood and bone density, and hormone replacement therapy using antiandrogenic progestogens can improve mood disorders and alertness in menopausal women.

Androgens can cause hair growth in some areas but hair loss on the scalp.

Redheaded people may have evolved to efficiently make vitamin D in areas with less sunlight.

A 17-year-old girl was diagnosed with a rare ovarian tumor, emphasizing the need for fertility preservation and psychosocial care.

A young woman had a rare, aggressive ovarian tumor that was hard to diagnose and treat, leading to disease progression despite treatment.

The Rotterdam Study found risk factors for elderly diseases, links between lifestyle and genetics with health conditions, and aimed to explore new areas like DNA methylation and sensory input effects on brain function.

Common Black hair care products may affect hormone levels and potentially impact health, especially in reproductive and metabolic areas.

Hair growth is influenced by hormones and goes through different phases; androgens can both promote and inhibit hair growth depending on the body area.

Redheaded people have higher levels of a vitamin D precursor, suggesting red hair may be an adaptation for better vitamin D synthesis in areas with less sunlight.

The conclusion is that young women with excessive hair growth should be quickly tested for hormonal issues and treated to improve their social well-being.

Testosterone replacement may help some postmenopausal women with symptoms like fatigue and low libido, but more research is needed to fully understand its effects.

The document concludes that accurate measurement of serum androgens is crucial for diagnosing hyperandrogenism.

Androgens play a role in female sexual function, and testosterone therapy can help women with low sexual desire, but more research is needed on treatments and long-term safety.

Antiandrogen therapy helped increase hair growth in women with hormonal imbalances related to baldness.

The conclusion is that hirsutism should be diagnosed and treated because it affects quality of life and may signal other health problems.

Autoimmune and metabolic issues are linked, and treating one may worsen another.

Women with PCOS have lower amylin levels, which are not related to their body weight.

The document concludes that diagnosing PCOS requires a thorough approach, considering various symptoms and risks, and calls for improved methods to identify PCOS types and prevent diabetes.

High levels of anti-Müllerian hormone can indicate polycystic ovarian syndrome in women who can have babies.

The chapter explains the causes of excessive hair growth and masculinization in women and how to measure hormone levels related to these conditions.

PCOS is a major cause of infertility in women of childbearing age.

The document explains different hair and scalp conditions, including common hair loss after pregnancy or illness, drug-induced hair loss, hereditary excessive hair growth, patterned baldness, autoimmune hair loss, and permanent loss due to skin disease, with generally limited treatment options.

Sertoliform endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary, though rare, has a good prognosis when treated early.

Effective hair loss treatment in women requires correct diagnosis and can include medications like minoxidil, antiandrogens, and treatments for underlying conditions like PCOS.

Hair loss can indicate underlying systemic diseases and addressing these can sometimes reverse the hair loss.

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

Testosterone replacement may improve sexual desire and bone health in women with low androgen levels, but more research is needed on its long-term safety.

Women with female pattern hair loss have higher levels of certain androgens, suggesting increased androgen exposure to hair follicles.

Diagnosing PCOS in teenagers is hard because its symptoms often look like normal puberty, and there's a need for better diagnosis methods and agreement on criteria.

A blood test level of 3.2 ng/mL of Antimüllerian hormone is good for identifying polycystic ovarian morphology in European women aged 25–45.