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

    October 2004 in “ PubMed ”
    Makoto Kawashima, Nobukazu Hayashi, Atsuyuki Igarashi … Shotaro Harada
    Studysummary This study found that finasteride 1 mg per day improved hair growth and slowed hair loss in Japanese men with male pattern hair loss compared to lower doses and placebo.
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