December 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” The Flo app showed that bloating, high cholesterol and glucose levels are common in women with Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and these symptoms increase with body mass index (BMI), suggesting a need to refine PCOS diagnosis criteria.
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July 2020 in “International Wound Journal” Fat grafting and PRP are safe for diabetic foot ulcers, but no significant healing differences were found.
March 2025 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” The testes significantly contribute to vitamin D metabolism and may affect male reproductive health and conditions like hair loss.
Women with female pattern hair loss tend to have lower self-esteem and body image concerns, but higher self-esteem is linked to more self-compassion.
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March 2021 in “Journal of Medical Internet Research” Internet and community fair recruitment effectively gathered a diverse group for a menstrual health survey.
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January 1980 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” Oral tetracycline reduces fat breakdown in hair lipids.
August 2020 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” Higher FABP4 levels may help diagnose androgenetic alopecia early.
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January 2005 in “Dermatology” Trichoscan is a reliable method for measuring hair growth and monitoring treatment effectiveness in hair loss.
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January 2020 in “The Aging Male” Testosterone replacement therapy improved blood sugar and fat levels without raising prostate cancer risk in Japanese men with low testosterone.
March 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” Physical exams are important in hair loss diagnosis, considering cosmetic history, systemic diseases, and classifying alopecia types.
November 2021 in “World Family Medicine Journal /Middle East Journal of Family Medicine” Women with PCOS are more likely to experience depression and have a negative body image compared to women without PCOS.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Thermal imaging is a useful non-invasive method to diagnose active inflammation in frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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March 2019 in “IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Low iron levels may be linked to hair loss in non-menopausal women.
December 2024 in “Cell Communication and Signaling” Fat tissue vesicles protect skin from UV damage better than stem cell vesicles.
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May 2019 in “Cureus” Taking biotin supplements can cause incorrect thyroid test results, leading to wrong diagnoses.
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January 1995 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A trial found that using finasteride, a hair growth drug, can be effectively measured by comparing before and after photos.
July 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Health coaching helped reduce waist size, increase physical activity, and improve lifestyle in overweight women with PCOS.
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October 2013 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Testosterone treatment in trans men increases body and facial hair and may lead to hair loss over time, but severe skin issues are rare.
August 2003 in “Special report” TrichoScan offers a painless way to analyze and manage hair loss.
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August 2019 in “The journal of sexual medicine” Testosterone treatment effectively causes male physical development in transgender male adolescents but may lead to side effects like acne, higher BMI and blood pressure, lower good cholesterol, and decreased bone density.
December 2024 in “Turkish Society of Clinical Biochemistry” Higher BPA levels may be linked to idiopathic hyperandrogenemia in women.
December 2024 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” Combining PEMF with PBST is more effective for hair regrowth than PBST alone.
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August 2012 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Liposomal IGF-1 safely and effectively treats hair loss in hamsters.
December 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Biofibre ® 4.0 hair implants are safe and satisfy most patients with hair loss.
September 2016 in “Ege tıp dergisi/Ege tıp dergisi :” An 11-year-old obese girl was diagnosed with lipedematous scalp, a condition with swollen scalp tissue usually found in adult women.
January 2020 in “VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University)” Sex hormone antibodies can help identify male and female contributors in forensic samples.
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January 2001 in “Skin pharmacology and physiology” Micro-Imager® helps see how drugs spread in human skin.
May 2018 in “University Library - University of Saskatchewan (University of Saskatchewan)” A pulse-based diet with exercise improved PCOS health more than another diet, but benefits didn't last long-term.
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February 1998 in “Analytical Chemistry” Method detects finasteride in plasma at very low concentrations.
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January 2020 AMH levels in adolescents with PCOS are not affected by their weight.