Faculty Opinions Recommendation of Minoxidil Dose Response Study in Female Pattern Hair Loss Patients Determined to Be Non-Responders to 5% Topical Minoxidil
January 2017
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Studysummary 60% of women who didn't respond to 5% minoxidil for hair loss showed significant improvement with a 15% minoxidil solution.
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In 2016, McCoy J and his team conducted a study on the effectiveness of 15% minoxidil topical solution in women who were non-responders to 5% minoxidil for androgenetic alopecia. The study found that up to 60% of these women showed a significant response to the 15% minoxidil solution. This was a notable advancement in the treatment of female pattern hair loss, considering that only 40% of women had previously shown efficacy with the 5% solution.
