If people technically have hair follicles all over their body with baby hairs, why is regrowing hair so difficult to do?
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    From the encyclopedia
    Minoxidil →

    An essential vasodilator with some anti-androgenic effects

    Finasteride →

    Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

    RU58841 →

    a potent but unapproved and potentially problematic topical anti-androgen

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    Hair loss treatments are difficult because hair follicles react differently to hormones and have varying growth cycles. Treatments mentioned include Minoxidil, finasteride, and RU58841.
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      1 citations , January 2009 in “Drug delivery system”
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      29 citations , September 2012 in “Dermatologic Clinics”
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