research Hirsutism and Virilization in the Female
The chapter explains the causes of excessive hair growth and masculinization in women and how to measure hormone levels related to these conditions.
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research Fibrinogen and LDL apheresis in treatment of sudden hearing loss: a randomised multicentre trial
Fibrinogen/LDL apheresis may improve speech perception in sudden hearing loss, especially for those with high fibrinogen and LDL levels.
research ORIGINAL RESEARCH—ENDOCRINOLOGY: Comparison of the Steady‐State Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism, and Variability of a Transdermal Testosterone Patch Versus a Transdermal Testosterone Gel in Hypogonadal Men
The testosterone patch and gel are both effective, but they have different absorption patterns and effects on hormone levels.
research The Modified Ferriman-Gallwey Score and Hirsutism among Filipino Women
An mFG score of 7 or higher indicates hirsutism in Filipino women, often linked to higher free testosterone levels.
research Bone mineral density in hyperandrogenic amenorrhoea
Women with hyperandrogenic amenorrhea have similar bone density to healthy women but lower than androgenized women without amenorrhea, and high DHEAS levels might affect bone density.
research What is the Rationale for Androgen Therapy for Women?
Testosterone therapy can help improve mood, sexual function, and bone health in women with low androgen levels, but more research is needed to establish safe and effective guidelines.
research Investigation of transfollicular caffeine penetration using microdialysis on ex vivo porcine ear skin
Caffeine penetrates skin quickly through open hair follicles, but less through closed ones, with levels becoming equal after 22 hours.
research The effects of finasteride (Proscar) on hair growth, hair cycle stage, and serum testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in adult male and female stumptail macaques (Macaca arctoides).
Finasteride increases hair growth, prolongs hair cycle, and lowers dihydrotestosterone levels.
research Cutaneous manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome
Skin problems in PCOS, like excess hair, acne, and hair loss, may not always indicate high male hormone levels and need careful diagnosis for proper treatment.
research Markers of peripheral androgen action in vivo and in vitro
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is crucial for conditions like male-pattern baldness and acne, and measuring a byproduct, androstanediol glucuronide, is a better way to assess DHT's effects than DHT blood levels.
research Knowledge, Attitude and Perceptions of the population towards Vitamin D in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
People in Jeddah know about Vitamin D and its sources but are unclear on how much they need daily, and while many women take supplements, attitudes towards increasing Vitamin D levels vary.
research Facial Appearance and Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk in Healthy Adult Men
Men's facial appearance shows age, body fat, and testosterone levels, not metabolic health.
research Rosemary essential oil by hydrodistillation: SPME-GC-MS characterization
Rosemary essential oil is rich in terpenes and can be effectively extracted and analyzed using environmentally friendly methods, benefiting local economies.
research Efeitos da ingestão de cafeína durante a gestação e a lactação sobre a pele de ratas e de filhotes e sua relação com as concentrações séricas do cortisol materno
Caffeine intake during pregnancy and lactation can cause skin lesions in mother rats and their babies, not linked to cortisol levels.
research Síndrome de ovario poliquístico: la distancia anogenital como marcador del entorno androgénico prenatal y revisión y comparación de los criterios diagnósticos
Longer anogenital distance may indicate a higher chance of having polycystic ovary syndrome, and measuring this distance along with hormone levels could improve diagnosis.
research Letters to Dermatology
Stopping forehead irritation and using hydrocortisone helped a man's skin, Martinique has lower melanoma rates, a man had an allergy to a specific antifungal, another had unexplained cysts, certain drugs can cause skin reactions without always being interrelated, a link between Fanconi anemia and a skin condition was suggested, high levels of a certain protein may play a role in a type of psoriasis, and there's a need to study the connection between scalp pain and hair loss.
research 9. Immunology
Blood pressure drugs can cause skin lupus, early treatment is key for baby herpes and diabetic foot ulcers, a certain vaccine works against genital herpes and HPV in women, more frequent light therapy helps psoriasis, smoking and drinking can worsen psoriasis, a cream clears up a type of skin cancer, and low iron levels don't cause chronic hair loss.
research 6. Phototherapy, Photomedicine, and Pigmentary Disorders
Stopping certain drugs can improve skin conditions, arsenicosis affects over half of a Bangladeshi village, males are more vulnerable, and certain treatments are effective for warts, acne, and psoriasis. Smoking and drinking are linked to psoriasis in men, a cream helps with a type of skin cancer, and low iron levels don't directly cause chronic hair loss in women.
research Cytokine profiling of alopecia areata phenotypic subsets
Higher levels of IL-1a and IL-1RA were found in severe alopecia areata cases.
research Exploring rat corpus cavernosum alterations induced by finasteride treatment and withdrawal
Finasteride changes hormone levels and certain proteins in rats, but these effects can be reversed after stopping the drug.
research Defective Expression of the Gap Junction Protein Pannexin-1 Channel Contributes to the Formation of PCOS-Realted Androgenetic Alopecia
Higher levels of the protein Pannexin-1 may play a role in hair loss in women with PCOS.
research Elevated DKK1 expression is an independent unfavorable prognostic indicator of survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
High DKK1 levels predict worse survival in head and neck cancer.
research Serum brain‐derived neurotrophic factor and vitamin D: Two concordant players controlling depression among alopecia areata and vitiligo patients: A case–control study
Low levels of BDNF and vitamin D are linked to higher depression in alopecia areata and vitiligo patients.
research Hair loss and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis activity in captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).
Higher stress levels may be linked to hair loss in rhesus macaques.
research Serum granulysin as a possible key marker of the activity of alopecia areata
Serum granulysin levels can indicate the activity and prognosis of alopecia areata.
research Metals in female scalp hair globally and its impact on perceived hair health
Higher metal levels in hair are linked to poorer perceived hair health.
research Beyond the Surface: Understanding Demodex and Its Link to Blepharitis and Facial Dermatoses
High levels of Demodex mites can cause eye and skin problems.
research Non-anemic iron deficiency: correlations between symptoms and iron status parameters
Low iron levels can cause hair loss and restless legs in non-anemic women.
research Increased CRHR1 expression on monocytes from patients with AA enables a pro‐inflammatory response to corticotrophin‐releasing hormone
Higher CRHR1 levels in AA patients lead to increased inflammation.
research Ethnobotanical study of endemic and non-endemic medicinal plants used by indigenous people in environs of Gullele botanical garden Addis Ababa, central Ethiopia: A major focus on Asteraceae family
Local healers in Addis Ababa use 81 medicinal plants, mainly from the Asteraceae family, to treat skin and general diseases, with Echinops kebericho being an endangered plant important in their practices.