research Medical Therapy for Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL)
Rogaine can stop hair loss in women, and other treatments like certain pills, light therapy, and special shampoos may also work.
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research Hidradenitis suppurativa
Antiandrogen therapy may be beneficial for women with hidradenitis suppurativa.
research Antiandrogen Therapy for Skin and Hair Disease
Antiandrogen therapies are beneficial for treating skin and hair conditions related to androgen levels.
research Spironolactone in combination drug therapy for unresponsive hirsutism
Combination drug therapy is effective for hirsutism that doesn't improve with just one medication.
research Incidence of serious infectious events with methotrexate treatment: Metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials
Methotrexate treatment for rheumatoid arthritis has a serious infection rate of about two per 100 patient-years.
research Sex hormone supplementation improves breathing and restores respiratory neuroplasticity following C2 hemisection in rats
Sex hormone supplements help improve breathing and nerve recovery after spinal injury in rats.
research Management of androgenetic alopecia: a review
Combination therapies are more effective for treating androgenetic alopecia than single treatments.
research Hormonal therapies for hidradenitis suppurativa: Review
Hormonal therapies might help treat hidradenitis suppurativa, but treatment is complex and personalized.
research Management of Sexual Dysfunction in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients Taking Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
Non-hormonal treatments should be used first for sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal breast cancer patients on aromatase inhibitors, with hormones as a second option.
research Sa1389: LESSONS FROM HEPATITIS C TREATMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: DECREASED RESOURCE UTILIZATION LEADS TO SIMILAR EFFICACY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Supplemental testosterone may lower liver cancer risk in hepatitis C patients.
research 28108 Untargeted metabolomics and steroid signatures in urine of male pattern baldness patients after finasteride treatment for a year
Finasteride treatment changes hormone levels in male pattern baldness patients.
research What you need to know about gender‐affirming healthcare
The document concludes that respectful, gender-affirming healthcare improves mental health and encourages continued medical care for transgender and non-binary individuals.
research Hormone-related hair disorders - from clinical needs to new therapeutic perspectives
New treatments targeting insulin, blood flow, and inflammation could improve hormone-related hair conditions with fewer side effects.
research Bicalutamide: A potential new oral antiandrogenic drug for female pattern hair loss
Bicalutamide may be a promising alternative treatment for female pattern hair loss.
research Multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapies: adverse effect surveillance and management
The document concludes that managing side effects of MS therapies is crucial for treatment success and patient adherence.
research Flutamide was more effective than finasteride for idiopathic hirsutism
Flutamide worked better than finasteride for reducing excessive hair growth in women, but had more side effects.
research Invalidation of a commercially available human 5α-dihydrotestosterone immunoassay
The DHT immunoassay is unreliable due to high cross-reactivity with testosterone.
research Update and Future of Hormonal Therapy in Acne
Hormonal therapy is becoming a promising treatment for acne.
research UPDATE ON IDIOPATHIC HIRSUTISM: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
The document concludes that combination therapy is most effective for treating excessive hair growth in women with idiopathic hirsutism, and more research is needed to understand the condition.
research Characterization of recombinant human liver dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferase with minoxidil as the substrate
Human liver enzyme DHEA ST helps process minoxidil.
research [Hirsutism].
Hirsutism is excessive male-pattern hair growth in women, often treated cosmetically or with hormone therapy if contraception is also desired.
research Testosterone alters iron metabolism and stimulates red blood cell production independently of dihydrotestosterone
Testosterone boosts red blood cell production and changes iron metabolism without needing dihydrotestosterone.
research Treatment and noninvasive clinical assessment of androgenetic alopecia
research C19and C215β/5αMetabolite Ratios in Subjects Treated with the 5α-Reductase Inhibitor Finasteride: Comparison of Male Pseudohermaphrodites with Inherited 5α-Reductase Deficiency*
Finasteride may treat baldness but less effective for those with 5α-reductase deficiency.
research Efficacy and tolerability of HDMHG0401-10 in Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial
HDMHG0401-10 treatment significantly improved hair count and was better than a placebo in reducing hair loss in men with hereditary hair loss, with no major side effects.
research Clinical Evaluation of Women Presenting with Low Libido and Determination of Whether Androgen Therapy Might Be Appropriate
Androgen therapy might help some women with low libido, but it has risks and should be used carefully.
research Delaying treatment in male-pattern hair loss affects the therapeutic response
Delaying hair loss treatment reduces its effectiveness.
research Sex Hormones and Frailty in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study
Older men with lower levels of available testosterone are more likely to be frail.
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 Clinical and endocrine effects of finasteride, a 5α-reductase inhibitor, in women with idiopathic hirsutism
Finasteride reduces hairiness and androgen levels in women with unexplained excessive hair growth.