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Testosterone is important for women's health, but more research is needed to guide its use.

A 5 mg dose of transdermal testosterone cream effectively restores testosterone levels in postmenopausal women.

Transgender women can develop feminine traits and improve their quality of life through hormone therapy and surgery, but results vary and access to surgery can be limited.

Higher testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate levels may help diagnose meibomian gland dysfunction.

Testosterone therapy may slightly improve sexual function in postmenopausal women, but its long-term safety is unknown.

The proteins transthyretin and megalin are more present in the growth phase of hair, suggesting they might affect hair health and growth.

Transgender women have similar fitness to cisgender women, while transgender men have higher fat and lower strength than cisgender men; hormone therapy affects body composition and strength.

Testosterone therapy may improve mood, well-being, and sexual function in premenopausal women, but more research is needed on its long-term safety and effectiveness.

Gender-affirming hormone therapy improves physical performance in trans men to the level of cisgender men, while in trans women, it increases fat mass and decreases muscle mass, with no advantage in physical performance after 2 years.

Gender-affirming hormone therapy affects health risks and requires careful management, especially as transgender individuals age.

Hormone treatments can help with women's skin and hair disorders, but they need careful monitoring and more research.

Estrogen alone may effectively suppress testosterone in some transfeminine individuals.

Some thymic peptides can increase human hair growth, while others may inhibit it.

New testosterone analogs show promise for male contraception with better activity and potentially fewer side effects.

Alpha-MSH affects mitochondrial function, and MC1R mutations may increase skin aging.

Estrogen increases blood vessel growth factor production, while testosterone blocks this increase.

Two new compounds were found to build bone and muscle without affecting reproductive organs and skin oil glands.

Transgender and nonbinary individuals experience hair loss, with transmen on testosterone seeing more severe hair loss, while feminizing hormones may stabilize hair loss in transwomen.

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

Hormone therapy increases facial and body hair in transgender men, while hair removal improves well-being in transgender women, but cost is a barrier as insurance often doesn't cover it. Dermatologists can use various treatments for these hair issues.

Testosterone pellets might work for transgender men's hormone therapy, but more research is needed.

Inclusive and affirming healthcare is essential for improving transgender individuals' quality of life and health.

Transgender youth on hormone therapy need personalized acne treatments and supportive care.

Blocking a key energy pathway in human hair follicles can trigger stress responses that stop cell growth.

Estrogen alone can lower testosterone in some transfeminine people.

Testosterone boosts fluid and electrolyte secretion in seminal vesicles, aiding sperm function.

Testosterone therapy seems safe for short-term use in postmenopausal women with low sexual desire, but more research on long-term effects is needed.

Androgen self-administration might be controlled by membrane receptors, not nuclear ones.

A woman experienced excessive hair growth after using a hair loss treatment with minoxidil.