A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of Botanically Derived Inhibitors of 5-Alpha-Reductase in the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia

    April 2002 in “ Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine ”
    Nelson Prager, Karen Bickett, Nita French, Geno Marcovici
    Studysummary This study suggests that botanical 5AR inhibitors like Serenoa repens and β-sitosterol may improve symptoms of androgenetic alopecia, with 60% of treated subjects showing improvement compared to placebo.
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