The effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride used for 3 years in women with androgenetic alopecia
November 2014
in “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology”
TLDR Finasteride and dutasteride effectively stop or reverse hair loss in women with androgenetic alopecia, with dutasteride being more effective for women under 50.
The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride on hair loss in women with androgenetic alopecia over a period of 3 years. The study found that both drugs were able to stop or reverse hair loss in women with androgenetic alopecia, with hair thickness increasing significantly in both age categories and at all sites of the scalp. Dutasteride was found to be more effective than finasteride in women under 50 years of age when measured at the center of the midline and the vertex. The study recommends that both drugs be prescribed only to women who cannot or do not want to become pregnant any more.
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