728 citations
,
August 1996 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” Terazosin and finasteride effectively treat BPH, but combining them adds no extra benefit.
1 citations
,
January 2022 in “Springer eBooks”
September 2025 in “OBM Genetics” Early diagnosis and comprehensive management improve life quality for Netherton syndrome patients.
28 citations
,
April 2014 in “Hormones” Higher androstenedione levels in women with PCOS are linked to more severe symptoms.
January 2008 in “Journal of Beijing Normal University” Terazosin hydrochloride helps with BPH and blood pressure, but not more than the control.
March 2023 in “Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation” Testosterone and finasteride improve body composition in men with spinal cord injury.
June 2023 in “Medicine and Pharmacy Reports” A woman with a specific mutation causing adrenal gland issues faced fertility problems, but careful hormone therapy helped her manage it successfully.
January 2005 in “Elsevier eBooks” Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinism are linked to fertility issues and can worsen symptoms of PCOS.
September 2014 in “PubMed Central” BPH treatments can cause sexual side effects affecting quality of life.
2 citations
,
April 1999 in “PubMed” 13 citations
,
June 2008 in “Springer eBooks” 16 citations
,
January 2000 in “Dermatology” Men with X-linked recessive ichthyosis can still experience male-pattern baldness.
April 2026 in “Medicine Updates”
August 2017 in “韓方眼耳鼻咽喉皮膚科學會誌 = The journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology” Early-onset male baldness is significantly linked to a higher risk of metabolic syndrome.
October 2023 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Losing weight and taking birth control pills can greatly improve severe male hormone excess in women with PCOS.
April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Women with PCOS often have hirsutism and skin changes, which indicate a need for metabolic health checks.
March 2025 in “Daehan saengsik uihak hoeji/Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine” Long-term use of dutasteride for hair loss may harm semen quality.
May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Finasteride for hair loss in young men increases the risk of sexual dysfunction.
69 citations
,
September 2006 in “Human Reproduction” Women with PCOS have fewer activated T cells in their ovarian follicles, which might affect fertility.
January 2026 in “British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology” Serenoa repens may cause long-lasting sexual and psychiatric side effects.
8 citations
,
June 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A boy's skin fragility and sparse hair were caused by a genetic mutation affecting skin cell adhesion.
4 citations
,
June 2025 in “Current Urology Reports” New BPH treatments have low sexual dysfunction risk but may not improve urinary symptoms as much as traditional surgery.
November 2023 in “JCEM Case Reports” A postmenopausal woman's excess male hormone symptoms improved after her ovaries were removed.
August 2025 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” Increasing zinc intake improved skin and hair symptoms in a rare genetic disorder.
December 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Abnormal contraction of connective tissue in hair follicles causes hair loss by killing off important cells, and treating this could improve hair growth.
67 citations
,
February 2010 in “Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica” Hirsutism is a strong sign of high male hormones and metabolic problems in women with PCOS, but acne and hair loss are not.
2 citations
,
August 2011 in “Revista Medica De Chile” A postmenopausal woman's high testosterone levels and symptoms improved after removing a tumor from her ovary.
36 citations
,
June 2014 in “PLOS ONE” Finasteride, a hair loss drug, may cause long-term sexual side effects due to changes in hormone receptor levels.
November 2022 in “Hair transplant forum international” Finasteride does not cause sexual dysfunction in men with hair loss.
May 2021 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” The 18-year-old girl likely has a condition called müllerian agenesis, which caused her to not have a uterus and experience no menstrual periods.