Finasteride and the Hair Cycle

May 2000 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”

Antonella Tosti, Bianca Maria Piraccini

Studysummary This study reports that finasteride increases hair count by reactivating resting follicles in men with frontal male pattern hair loss, with continuous clinical improvement due to thickening and elongation of hair even after hair count stabilization.

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research Finasteride in the Treatment of Men with Androgenetic Alopecia

581 citations , October 1998 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology”

In male pattern hair loss, this study found that finasteride 1 mg daily significantly slowed hair loss and increased hair growth over two years compared to placebo.