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Finasteride increases hair density in female androgenetic alopecia, but individual results may vary.

Men who go bald before 30 may have a higher risk of heart disease.

A new drug, dutasteride, is at least as effective as the older drug, finasteride, for treating enlarged prostate and may have additional uses.

Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone affect hair growth, and new techniques like the folliculogram help study it, but fully understanding hair growth is still complex.

Estrogens can reduce DHT production in hair follicles, but are less effective than finasteride and progesterone.

Dutasteride effectively treats enlarged prostate with manageable side effects.

Testosterone causes hair loss in AGA mice, which are good for testing baldness treatments, and both minoxidil and cyproterone acetate can prevent this hair loss.

Steroid hormone binding in rat skin varies with pH, heat, and hair cycle phases.

Differences in enzyme activity and androgen receptors in hair follicles may explain why hair loss appears differently in men and women.

Sex and stress steroids quickly change brain cell structures in the hippocampus.

Androgens like testosterone increase colon muscle contractions by affecting calcium pathways.

Human beard hair follicles change testosterone into other related hormones, but don't much change androstenedione into testosterone.

Many acne patients have high androgen levels, which may lead to PCOD, but treatments like oral contraceptives and antiandrogens can help.

Testosterone is made by Leydig cells, is active when not bound to proteins, and works by binding to receptors in muscles and other tissues.

Male hormones worsen kidney transplant damage, but blocking them helps.

Androgenic steroids can slow down or stop the growth of certain skin fungi.

The substance MK386 effectively blocked testosterone conversion and reduced cell growth in certain skin cells, but inhibiting 5α-reductase alone may not greatly improve acne.

Spironolactone reduces the number of androgen receptor sites in rat skin by blocking them with its metabolite.

Beard hair follicles convert testosterone to 5α-dihydrotestosterone most intensively.

Androgens boost certain nest-building behaviors and greatly reduce food intake in rabbits.

Individuals with male pseudohermaphroditism often do better raised as females with early surgery.

5α-reductase inhibitors like finasteride and dutasteride effectively treat BPH by reducing DHT levels.

Androgens shorten hair growth phases, causing finer hair and more severe hair loss in men.

Perilla frutescens is a versatile herb with health benefits and potential in food and industrial uses.

Hirsutism in females is caused by high male hormones or sensitive hair follicles.

Hair aging and loss are caused by genetics, hormones, environment, and grooming, with treatments like minoxidil effective for certain types of hair loss.

Finasteride shows promise for treating hair loss and excessive hair growth, but more research is needed to confirm its effectiveness and safety.

The equine epididymis mainly uses type 1 5α-reductase, and both finasteride and dutasteride can inhibit its activity.

There is no strong evidence that chemopreventive agents effectively prevent prostate cancer.

The seeds of Abrus precatorius, when processed, can prevent hair loss more effectively than common treatments.