Systemic Therapy of Androgenic Alopecia

August 2017 in “ DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) ”

Irina N Kondrakhina, A. N. Mareeva

TLDR Systemic treatments can help manage hair loss in both men and women.

The article reviewed literature on the efficacy of systemic therapy for androgenic alopecia in both females and males. It provided an overview of various treatments and their effectiveness in managing this condition, although specific details on the outcomes or the number of studies reviewed were not mentioned. The focus was on understanding how systemic treatments could potentially benefit individuals suffering from androgenic alopecia.

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