Long-Term Treatment with Finasteride 1 mg Decreases the Likelihood of Developing Further Visible Hair Loss in Men with Androgenetic Alopecia

    December 2008 in “ PubMed ”
    Keith D. Kaufman, Jennifer Rotonda, Arvind Shah, Alan G. Meehan
    Studysummary In this study, treatment with finasteride 1 mg/day for five years significantly reduced the likelihood of further visible hair loss in men with androgenetic alopecia compared to placebo.
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