Seasonal Hairloss
    2/12/2019

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    Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

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    💊 Finasteride (oral) 4 months
    💊 Vitamin D3 (oral)
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    The user experiences increased hair loss in winter, possibly due to lack of sun and vitamin D, and is using finasteride and vitamin D3 supplements to address it. Suggestions include using a red light lamp and maintaining vitamin D intake.
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