The Progress of Common Treatments and Research for Androgenetic Alopecia

May 2023

Shanshan Chen, Yingjie Sun, Jianxing Liu, Wenjing Yan, Jiakun Liu, Wenjun Hu

androgenetic alopecia dihydrotestosterone androgen receptors hair follicle cycle finasteride minoxidil hair transplantation platelet-rich plasma stem cell therapy androgen receptor degrader drugs AGA DHT AR Propecia Rogaine PRP

From the encyclopedia

Finasteride →

Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

Minoxidil →

An essential vasodilator with some anti-androgenic effects

Platelet-Rich Plasma →

growth factors taken from your blood and injected into your scalp to stimulate hair

Studysummary This review discusses androgenetic alopecia and existing treatments, reporting no new clinical results; the authors highlight promising prospects for androgen receptor degrader drugs among therapeutic options.

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