Symptoms, Skin & Hair

Hirsutism, cystic acne, hair thinning, fatigue — the androgen mechanism behind each and what changes it.

• High Testosterone in Women: What Counts as High, and What's Behind ItHigh testosterone in women is usually PCOS, now renamed PMOS, not a tumor — what counts as an elevated level, the other causes, and how it's actually tested.
• Hirsutism and PCOS: Why It Happens and What Actually Reduces ItHirsutism in PCOS comes from androgens acting on hair follicles. What causes it, how long treatments actually take to work, and which option fits your phenotype.
• PCOS Chin Hair: Why It Grows There and What Actually Slows ItPCOS chin hair comes from androgen-sensitive follicles turning fine vellus hair into coarse terminal hair. Here's the mechanism and what treatment actually does.
• PMOS Symptoms: What Each One Is Actually Telling YouPMOS symptoms reach well past irregular periods — the androgen, metabolic, sleep and mood features, what drives each one, and which ones a clinician acts on.