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January 2012 in “Dermatology” Combining high-dose corticosteroids with methotrexate may be effective and safe for severe alopecia areata.
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January 2000 in “Hormone Research in Paediatrics” Cytokines and neuropeptides are key in controlling androgen levels, affecting skin and hair conditions.
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April 2002 in “Brain Research” Lower allopregnanolone levels increase stress-related dopamine release in the brain.
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October 2009 in “Dermatology” Men with male pattern hair loss have different levels of certain hormones compared to men without hair loss.
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March 2013 in “Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment” A woman with anorexia and Cushing's syndrome improved after tumor removal, highlighting the need to consider hormonal issues in psychiatric conditions.
April 2021 in “The journal of heart and lung transplantation/The Journal of heart and lung transplantation” Untreated Sheehan's Syndrome caused severe heart failure in a woman, which improved with hormone and heart failure treatment.
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July 2017 in “Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy” Breast cancer patients taking CDK4/6 inhibitors are more likely to experience fatigue, hair loss, and mouth sores.
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January 2016 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Young women with nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia may experience worse sexual function and mild depression compared to healthy women.
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March 2009 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” Hair loss in men and women is linked to high stress hormone levels and other hormonal imbalances, suggesting treatments should be customized to each person's hormones.
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January 2021 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Low-dose oral minoxidil is an effective and safe treatment for hair loss.
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