Estetrol Prolongs Anagen in Healthy Female Scalp Hair Follicles by Positively Modulating Dermal Papilla Functions and Generation of Progenitor Stem Cells Ex Vivo

October 2023 in “ Journal of the Endocrine Society ”

Céline Gérard, A. Riché, Sabrina Altendorf, Valerie Dion, Lisa Epping, T. Bíró, Graham Dixon, Marta Bertolini

estetrol anagen hair follicles dermal papilla progenitor stem cells

TLDR Estetrol helps keep scalp hair in the growth phase longer and improves hair follicle health by affecting the hair root and increasing stem cells.

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