research Getting to grips with hair loss
Finasteride improves hair growth and satisfaction in men with male pattern baldness but may cause sexual side effects.
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research Ptch2 is a Potential Regulator of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Ptch2 plays a key role in controlling stem cell function and the ability to regenerate after birth.
research Clinical efficacy and safety of low‐dose flutamide alone and combined with an oral contraceptive for the treatment of idiopathic hirsutism
Low-dose flutamide helps reduce excessive hair growth and is even more effective with birth control, without bad effects on blood fats.
research 5 Dihydrotestosterone metabolism
Certain finger length ratios and body hair patterns may predict side effects from birth control pills in women.
research Ketoconazole use in the treatment of ovarian hyperandrogenism
Ketoconazole can treat ovarian hyperandrogenism but should be used cautiously with monitoring and birth control.
research Prostate-Sparing Effects in Primates of the Potent Androgen 7α-Methyl-19-Nortestosterone: A Potential Alternative to Testosterone for Androgen Replacement and Male Contraception1
MENT could be a better option than testosterone for male hormone therapy and birth control because it works well at lower doses and has fewer side effects on the prostate.
research A national ethics committee
Taking calcium may help elderly with osteoporosis, birth control with levonorgestrel doesn't increase heart attack risk, Salmonella can cause arthritis, a national ethics committee is recommended, and sulfasalazine might help with a hair loss condition.
research Profile of the progesterone derivative chlormadinone acetate — Pharmocodynamic properties and therapeutic applications
Chlormadinone acetate is a strong, well-tolerated hormone used in birth control and hormone therapy with benefits for menstrual pain and skin conditions.
research Anti-androgen Treatments
For women with moderate to severe unwanted hair growth or acne, birth control pills are the first choice, with other medications like cyproterone, spironolactone, flutamide, or finasteride as alternatives, and permanent hair removal should be done with electrolysis or laser.
research 9 Diagnosis and therapy of hyperandrogenism
Most women with too much androgens have PCOS, which can be managed with birth control pills, medication for hair growth, and fertility treatments, and losing weight helps too.
research ADT-G as a promising biomarker for peripheral hyperandrogenism in adult female acne
ADT-G may be a useful indicator of increased androgen levels in women with acne and can be lowered with certain birth control pills.
research Pharmacology of different progestogens: the special case of drospirenone
Drospirenone is a unique progestin with anti-water retention and potential blood pressure benefits, used in birth control and hormone therapy.
research Hepatotoxicity with low- and ultralow-dose flutamide: a surveillance study on 203 hyperandrogenic young females
Low and ultralow doses of flutamide can cause liver damage in young women with high androgen levels, regardless of dose or birth control use, with higher risk for those with higher BMI and liver enzyme levels before treatment.
research Anti-androgen therapy in dermatology: a review
Anti-androgens are effective for female acne but less so for male-pattern hair loss, with side effects similar to birth control pills.
research What's New: Newly Approved Drugs for Children
In 2001, the FDA approved 12 new drugs for children to treat allergies, asthma, ADHD, birth control, and other conditions.
research [The establishment of hypospadias rat model and embryoteratogenic test of Atrazine].
Atrazine causes birth defects in rats, and finasteride can reliably create a hypospadias model.
research The Effects of Perinatal Androgen Deprivation on Sexual Motivation in Male Rats
Blocking androgens at birth reduces sexual motivation in male rats.
research Increased anxiety‐like phenotype in female guinea pigs following reduced neurosteroid exposure in utero
Female guinea pigs exposed to less allopregnanolone before birth showed more anxiety-like behavior.
research Developmental Toxicity of Levo-Alpha-Acetylmethadol (LAAM) in Tolerant Rats
LAAM caused developmental toxicity in tolerant rats without causing birth defects.
research Supplementary Feeding of Grazing Inner Mongolian Cashmere Goats during Pregnancy—Based on “Nutrient Requirements of Cashmere Goats”
Supplementary feeding improves cashmere yield, goat weight, and kid birth weight.
research Impaired wound healing in transgenic mice overexpressing the activin antagonist follistatin in the epidermis
Overexpressing follistatin in mice delays wound healing and reduces scar size.
research Nevus comedonicus of the scalp.
A 10-year-old boy was diagnosed with a rare scalp condition causing hair loss and treated with a topical cream.
research The Physiological Role of the Ovary and Fertility Outcomes in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A Comparative Study
Women with PCOS have shorter reproductive periods and higher infertility rates compared to healthy women.
research Your good health : how to stay well, and what to do when you're not
Maintain health with exercise, good nutrition, and avoid harmful substances.
research Hair as a retrospective calendar of cortisol production—Increased cortisol incorporation into hair in the third trimester of pregnancy
Hair cortisol levels can show increased stress during late pregnancy but only for up to six months.
research The Role of the Hairless (hr) Gene in the. Regulation of Hair Follicle Catagen Transformation
The hairless (hr) gene is essential for normal hair follicle function and its mutation leads to hair loss.
research Epidermal growth factor delays the development of the epidermis and hair follicles of mice during growth of the first coat
Epidermal growth factor delays skin and hair development in mice.
research Hypertension and Reproduction
Reproductive factors can increase hypertension risk and affect cardiovascular health.
research Ichthyosis with confetti: clinics, molecular genetics and management
Revertant cell therapy could be a future treatment for Ichthyosis with confetti.
research Targeted expression of activated erbB-2 to the epidermis of transgenic mice elicits striking developmental abnormalities in the epidermis and hair follicles.
Activated erbB-2 in mice skin causes severe skin and hair abnormalities.