Androgeneticalopecia may be also associated with hyperandrogenic conditions other thaninsulin resistance in women, including polycystic ovaries, adrenocorticotropichormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing’s syndrome, and metabolic dysfunctionassociated with steatotic liver disease, which require preventive strategieswith lifestyle modifications and pharmacological measures to avoid progressionto liver cirrhosis and type 2 diabetes along with its costly complications(37,38). Here, POMC is linked to polycystic ovary syndrome.