November 2022 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A 13-year-old girl's masculine symptoms improved after surgery for a rare adrenal tumor that produced male hormones.
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March 2005 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Autoimmunity can cause both alopecia areata and idiopathic primary hypophysitis.
July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Substance P may contribute to hair loss by increasing oxidative stress and mitochondrial activity in hair follicles.
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February 2017 in “Journal of gynecology and womens health” The document concluded that more research is needed to understand how estrogen affects the enzyme involved in hirsutism development.
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April 2009 in “Congestive Heart Failure” Sympathetic activation and venous tone are crucial for heart failure symptoms.
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June 2006 in “Brain Research” Allopregnanolone likely doesn't influence ethanol's rewarding effects in these mice.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Stress in hair follicle cells increases certain immune-related proteins, which might contribute to hair loss conditions.
PCOS has a strong genetic basis, but more research is needed to fully understand it.
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February 2017 in “Case Reports in Dermatology” Hair loss led to the diagnosis of Cushing's disease in a patient, showing that hair loss can be a sign of hormonal disorders.
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June 2022 in “JAAD case reports” A woman developed a severe skin reaction after getting a birth control implant.