Reversal of Androgenetic Alopecia in a Male: A Spironolactone Effect?

July 1990 in “ Acta dermato-venereologica ”

Charles F. Bou-Abboud, F Nemec, F Toffel

androgenic alopecia spironolactone antiandrogenic effects male hormones hair regrowth hair loss Aldactone

TLDR A man's baldness improved possibly due to a medication that blocks male hormones.

The document reports the case of a 73-year-old white male who had been bald since he was 28 years old. He developed liver cirrhosis caused by nonA-nonB hepatitis and had been receiving treatment with spironolactone for the past 6 years. Notably, over the last 3 months, he experienced hair regrowth on his scalp. The document suggests that this hair regrowth might be associated with the antiandrogenic effects of spironolactone, a medication known to counteract the effects of male hormones, which can contribute to hair loss.

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