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New methods to make oxasteroids show promise for medical treatments like osteoporosis and breast cancer.

Medroxyprogesterone acetate is as effective as oral contraceptives for resuming ovulation in women with PCOS.

Both contraceptive pill doses effectively reduced androgen levels in women with PCOS.

Higher doses of oestradiol implants improve bone density in postmenopausal women.

Most patients with PCOS were prescribed medroxyprogesterone acetate or oral contraceptives, with some experiencing side effects or needing prescription changes.

Norgestimate is the most effective birth control progestin for reducing an enzyme linked to acne and excessive hair growth in women.

The birth control combination of ethinylestradiol and drospirenone helps treat symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Some birth control pills have a higher risk of blood clots than others.

Both finasteride and drospirenone treatments improved symptoms and increased pregnancy rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Hormonal male contraception is effective and could be market-ready, but more research is needed to ensure safety for all ethnic groups.

Medroxyprogesterone acetate improved sleep apnea symptoms in some obese patients.

Hormonal contraceptives may reduce social behavior and sexual motivation by lowering allopregnanolone levels.

Progesterone reduces spinal reflex activity by increasing certain GABA(A) receptor subtypes.

Progesterone protects brain cells, but Provera does not.

Three specific 4-azasteroid-2-oximes showed strong enzyme inhibition, but less than finasteride.

Trienones are more effective at inhibiting the enzyme linked to hair loss than dienones.

Estrogen-progestin contraception lowers ovarian, endometrial, and colon cancer risk but may raise breast and cervical cancer risk, helps with menstrual and acne issues, and new methods are as effective as pills. Metformin helps overweight women with PCOS and insulin resistance, and dopamine agonists treat prolactinomas.

The estradiol valerate/dienogest oral contraceptive helps with heavy periods, may improve acne and symptoms in PCOS, and doesn't affect sexual function.

The new progesterone derivatives effectively inhibit 5α-reductase and bind to the androgen receptor.

The more lipophilic the progesterone derivative, the better it binds to androgen receptors and has antiandrogenic effects.

Progesterone-derived neurosteroids affect GABA-A receptor expression, influencing epilepsy during menstrual cycles.

Oral estradiol works for many transgender women but needs personalized dosing and monitoring.

Some birth control pills increase blood clot risk; use them for specific conditions only.

The levonorgestrel implant increases free testosterone and lowers SHBG more than DMPA-IM and the copper IUD.

The contraceptive reduced hair growth and altered hormone levels in hirsute women.

The combination therapy reduced hirsutism in women with PCOD and was well-tolerated.

Both injectable contraceptives lower testosterone and SHBG levels, with NET-EN having a greater effect than DMPA-IM.

Cyproterone acetate with ethynyl estradiol significantly improved acne and seborrhea in women, but was less effective for hair loss and excessive hair growth.

Including androgens in hormone therapy may lower breast cancer risk.