Finasteride in the Treatment of Men with Frontal Male Pattern Hair Loss

    June 1999 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    J Leyden, Frank E. Dunlap, Barry Miller … Joanne Waldstreicher
    Studysummary This study reported that finasteride 1 mg/day significantly increased hair growth and slowed hair loss in men with frontal scalp hair thinning over one year, and these benefits continued or improved in the second year.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. Finasteride in the Treatment of Men with Androgenetic Alopecia Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1998
    2. A Hair Growth Questionnaire for Use in the Evaluation of Therapeutic Effects in Men Journal of Dermatological Treatment · 1998
    3. Photographic Documentation of Hair Growth in Androgenetic Alopecia Dermatologic Clinics · 1996
    4. The Effect of Finasteride, a 5 Alpha-Reductase Inhibitor, on Scalp Skin Testosterone and Dihydrotestosterone Concentrations in Patients With Male Pattern Baldness The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1994

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