research RETIRED: Managing Menopause Chapter 8 Sexuality and Menopause
Menopause often leads to lower sexual desire and discomfort during sex, but treatment should be personalized and only if it bothers the woman.
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research Modelling androgen synthesis and action during human sexual differentiation
Male sexual differentiation is regulated independently, while female differentiation occurs in an androgenic environment, affecting conditions like congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
research “EGGS AT TWELVE”, HOW GIRLS BECOME BOYS AND THE DISCOVERY OF FINASTERIDE
Finasteride helps treat hair loss and prostate issues by blocking a hormone.
research Risk of erythrocytosis in transgender individuals undergoing testosterone therapy: a systematic review
Testosterone therapy in transgender individuals can increase the risk of erythrocytosis.
research Corticotropin releasing factor-1 receptor antagonism associated with favorable outcomes of male reproductive health biochemical parameters
Blocking CRF1 receptors improved male hormone levels and reduced testicular tumor size in men with a specific adrenal condition.
research Tissue Engineering of the Reproductive System
Cell transplantation faces challenges in genitourinary reconstruction, but alternative tissue sources and microencapsulation show promise.
research PD23-06 CHANGE IN SEXUAL FUNCTION IN MEN WITH LUTS/BPH ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-TERM TREATMENT WITH DOXAZOSIN, FINASTERIDE, AND COMBINED THERAPY
Long-term treatment with finasteride or combined therapy worsens sexual function in men with urinary issues.
research 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are associated with reduced frequency of COVID-19 symptoms in males with androgenetic alopecia (vol 35, pg e243, 2021)
Men with hair loss who take a certain type of medication may experience fewer COVID-19 symptoms.
research Reply to comment on: The Gabrin sign
Men with male pattern baldness may be more at risk for severe COVID-19, and anti-androgen treatments could offer protection.
research Maternal androgen excess significantly impairs sexual behavior in male and female mouse offspring: Perspective for a biological origin of sexual dysfunction in PCOS
Too much male hormone in mothers can negatively affect the sexual behavior of both male and female baby mice.
research Androgen receptor–mediated inhibition of cutaneous wound healing
Blocking testosterone speeds up wound healing in males.
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 Referee report. For: Hair greying in castrated mice [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]
Androgen loss may speed up hair greying.
research A Case of Unilateral Idiopathic Gynecomastia Aggravated by Low-dose Finasteride (1mg/day, Propecia$^{(R)}$)
Low-dose finasteride can cause painful breast enlargement in men, which resolves after stopping the medication.
research An 88-year-old woman with flushing, alopecia and hirsutism and a Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour
Check hormone levels in older women to find hidden conditions like certain tumors.
research Pharmacology and Potential Use of Cyproterone Acetate
Cyproterone Acetate effectively treats androgen-related conditions and is used in prostate cancer therapy and hormone therapy for transgender women.
research Do Anti-androgens Have Potential as Therapeutics for COVID-19?
Anti-androgens might help reduce COVID-19 severity in men.
research Bladder Cancer Survival of Men Receiving 5α-Reductase Inhibitors
Men taking 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors before or after bladder cancer diagnosis had a lower risk of dying from the disease.
research Hormone replacement therapy and COVID-19 outcomes in solid organ transplant recipients compared with the general population
Hormone replacement therapy may lower the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in non-immunosuppressed people and male organ transplant recipients.
research Androgenetic alopecia – Update 2022
research PCOS in lesbian and heterosexual women treated with artificial donor insemination
Sexual orientation does not affect the prevalence of PCOS or fertility rates in women undergoing artificial donor insemination.
research SUN-117 A Rare Case of Virilization in a Postmenopausal Woman with Concurrent Hypercalcemia
A postmenopausal woman had rare symptoms due to a possible ovarian tumor, needing thorough evaluation.
research Lesson of the week: Haemochromatosis as an endocrine cause of subfertility
Haemochromatosis can cause infertility by affecting hormone glands.
research Long-term use of 5α-reductase inhibitors and the risk of male breast cancer
Taking 5α-reductase inhibitors does not significantly increase the risk of breast cancer in men.
research The diversity of sex development: What do conditions affecting sex development teach us about sexual diversity?
Conditions affecting sex development show that sexual diversity is a natural part of human variation.
research Figure 1, Androgenetic alopecia patterns in men
research Testosterone enantate
A man developed hair loss from testosterone treatment but improved with additional medication.
research PCPT Results Could Affect Trial on Testosterone Replacement
The trial on testosterone replacement therapy in older men faced concerns due to prostate cancer risk.
research Endocrinology and auxology of sibships with non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Siblings with signs of virilization should be tested for non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which does not affect adult height but may impact fertility and well-being if untreated.
research Evidence for Masculinization of Adipokine Gene Expression in Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Obese women with PCOS show a male-like pattern in certain fat tissue gene expressions.