research Health Risks Associated with Long-Term Finasteride and Dutasteride Use: It’s Time to Sound the Alarm
Long-term use of finasteride and dutasteride can cause serious health issues like diabetes and liver problems.
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Androgenetic alopecia causes hair thinning due to increased androgen activity, treatable with minoxidil and finasteride.
research New Biomarkers to Evaluate Hyperandrogenemic Women and Hypogonadal Men
The document concludes that hormonal biomarkers are key for diagnosing hyperandrogenemia in women and hypogonadism in men.
research Cultural evolution as a possible triggering or causative factor of common baldness
Certain cultural hair practices might cause baldness by affecting natural hair oils and stem cell delivery to hair follicles.
research The Distribution of Preputial Vessels at Different Severity of Rat Congenital Hypospadias Model
Micro-CT helps identify suitable areas for surgical procedures based on blood vessel distribution in hypospadias-affected rats.
research Intralesional therapy for the treatment of keratoacanthoma
Intralesional therapy for keratoacanthoma is effective and has fewer side effects than systemic treatments.
research A randomized placebo-controlled study on the effects of pioglitazone on cortisol metabolism in polycystic ovary syndrome
Pioglitazone improved insulin sensitivity and altered cortisol metabolism in PCOS patients.
research Risk factors for prostate cancer: An umbrella review of prospective observational studies and mendelian randomization analyses
Physical activity, height, and smoking affect prostate cancer risk.
research Ultrasound-activated particles as CRISPR/Cas9 delivery system for androgenic alopecia therapy
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.
research Targeting of CXXC5 by a Competing Peptide Stimulates Hair Regrowth and Wound-Induced Hair Neogenesis
Blocking a protein called CXXC5 with a specific peptide can stimulate hair regrowth and new hair growth in wounds.
research Long-term dutasteride therapy in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia alters glucose and lipid profiles and increases severity of erectile dysfunction
Long-term use of dutasteride for enlarged prostate may worsen blood sugar, cholesterol, and erectile dysfunction.
research Safety of Alopecia Treatments in Patients with Breast Cancer and High-Risk Women: A Review
Alopecia treatments like 5α-reductase inhibitors and spironolactone are safe for breast cancer patients and high-risk women.
research Untargeted Metabolomics and Steroid Signatures in Urine of Male Pattern Baldness Patients after Finasteride Treatment for a Year
Finasteride treatment changes urine metabolomics and steroid signatures, potentially monitoring effectiveness but may cause sexual side effects.
research Post-finasteride syndrome
Finasteride may cause lasting sexual, mental, and physical symptoms; use with caution.
research Emerging Topics in Cardiometabolic and Psychologic Sequelae, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Review
The review concludes that more research is needed to better improve the health outcomes for people with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
research Serum zinc and copper levels in alopecia
People with hair loss often have lower levels of zinc and copper in their blood.
research Testosterone: The Male Sex Hormone
More research is needed to understand how testosterone is maintained in adult males.
research A Review of the Most Common Dermatologic Conditions and their Debilitating Psychosocial Impacts
Common skin conditions can greatly affect a person's mental health and social life.
research Dihydrotestosterone inhibits hair growth in mice by inhibiting insulin-like growth factor-I production in dermal papillae
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) stops hair growth in mice by lowering a growth factor important for hair.
research Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration prevents BRAF-mutant melanoma brain metastasis
Stopping mitochondrial respiration can prevent brain cancer spread in skin cancer patients, and plant compound β-sitosterol could help achieve this.
research Beyond testosterone cypionate: evidence behind the use of nandrolone in male health and wellness
Nandrolone might increase muscle mass with fewer side effects than testosterone but could cause erectile dysfunction and needs more research.
research Acne Protection: Measures & Miseries
Acne can be managed with various treatments and requires psychological support due to its emotional impact.
research Hirsutism: diagnosis and treatment
The document concludes that proper diagnosis and combined treatments are key for hirsutism management, and weight loss may help overweight patients.
research Abstracts
Young HS patients often have other physical and mental health issues, and research on HS covers a wide range of topics including genetics, triggers, treatments, and the need for more data.
research Finasteride
Finasteride effectively treats baldness but may cause sexual side effects.
research An appraisal of laboratory models of androgenetic alopecia: A systematic review
Better hair loss models needed for research.
research Androgens and ovarian function: translation from basic discovery research to clinical impact
Androgens are important for female fertility and could help in IVF treatment, but also play a role in causing PCOS.
research Alopecia and the Microbiome: A Future Therapeutic Target?
The microbiome may be linked to hair loss and could be a target for new treatments.
research SnapshotDx Quiz: August 2019
The research found that male pattern hair loss is mostly genetic and involves hair thinning due to hormonal effects and changes in gene expression.
research Neurosteroidogenesis Today: Novel Targets for Neuroactive Steroid Synthesis and Action and Their Relevance for Translational Research
New targets for making and using brain-synthesized steroids could lead to better treatments for brain disorders and alcoholism.