Clinical Efficacy of Oral Administration of Finasteride at a Dose of 2.5 mg/Day in Women with Female Pattern Hair Loss

    February 2018 in “ Dermatologic Therapy ”
    Yong-Yon Won, Bark-Lynn Lew, Woo-Young Sim
    Studysummary This study found that 65.2% of female pattern hair loss patients showed significant hair growth improvement with a daily dosage of 2.5 mg finasteride, with better outcomes in patients with lower initial Ludwig scores and older age at onset.
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