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Isotretinoin, also known as 13-cis-retinoic acid and sold under the brand name Accutane among others, is a medication used to treat skin diseases like harlequin-type ichthyosis, and lamellar ichthyosis, and severe cystic acne or moderate acne that is unresponsive to antibiotics. [ 6 ] Isotretinoin is used off-label to treat basal cell carcinoma ...
Stunted growth, also known as stunting or linear growth failure, is defined as impaired growth and development manifested by low height-for-age. [1] It is a primary manifestation of malnutrition (or more precisely chronic undernutrition) and recurrent infections, such as diarrhea and helminthiasis, in early childhood and even before birth, due to malnutrition during fetal development brought ...
Hair Care for Accutane Hair Loss. One of the common side effects of taking isotretinoin is dryness all over — even in the hair on your head. Dry, brittle strands are more likely to break. When ...
Retinoic acid (simplified nomenclature for all- trans -retinoic acid) is a metabolite of vitamin A 1 (all- trans - retinol) that is required for embryonic development, male fertility, regulation of bone growth and immune function. [2] All- trans -retinoic acid is required for chordate animal development, which includes all higher animals from ...
Patients going weeks, months without acne medication after website overhaul. Sarah Jacoby. January 14, 2022 at 1:28 PM. Jessica Soohoo, a 20-year-old student in New Jersey, was supposed to start ...
2006; 18 years ago (2006) The iPLEDGE program is a program by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intended to manage the risk of birth defects caused by isotretinoin (also known as Accutane), [1] a prescription medication used for the treatment of acne. [2][3] Patients, their doctors and their pharmacists are required by the FDA to ...
Another study, which was published in 2024, found that the average age that girls had their first periods decreased from 12.5 years old in 1950 to 1969 to 11.9 years old in 2000 to 2005.
The longest follow-up study followed a transgender man who began taking puberty blockers at age 13 in 1998, before later taking hormone treatments and getting gender confirmation surgery as an adult. His health was monitored for 22 years and at age 35 in 2010 was well-functioning, in good physical health with normal metabolic, endocrine, and ...