Finasteride in the Treatment of Female Pattern (Androgenic) Alopecia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    August 2012 in “ PubMed ”
    Olga Boychenko, Robert Bernstein, Eric S Schweiger
    Studysummary In this report, a 44-year-old woman with female pattern alopecia experienced significant hair regrowth after 3.5 months of oral finasteride, with no side effects, after not responding to topical minoxidil.
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