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    Glossary anti-alopecia

    treatments aimed at preventing or reducing hair loss

    Anti-alopecia refers to treatments or interventions designed to prevent or reduce hair loss, which is known as alopecia. These can include medications, topical treatments, lifestyle changes, or even surgical procedures aimed at promoting hair growth and maintaining scalp health.

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      learn HMI-115

      • HMI-115: Frequently Asked Questions About Hair Loss Treatment HMI-115 is an investigational anti-prolactin-receptor antibody being trialled for androgenetic alopecia. It is not approved anywhere; its hair-loss evidence is a 16-person Phase 1b announced only by press release, plus a completed 192-man Phase 2 in China whose results are not yet published.

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      a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor

      learn Azelaic Acid

      acne and rosacea medicine with laboratory anti-androgen activity and one small hair-loss trial
      • azelaic acid: Does it work for all types of hair loss or just DHT? One small randomised trial (26 women) found 5% azelaic acid comparable to 2% minoxidil for female pattern hair loss, and the anti-DHT rationale rests on laboratory work; for alopecia areata, telogen effluvium and seborrhoeic dermatitis there is no trial evidence for azelaic acid at all.

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      A prescription blood-pressure and diuretic drug with anti-androgen effects, used off-label mainly by women for pattern hair loss.

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      An unapproved research chemical with no published human trial for hair loss. A small 2026 study found it reaches the blood after one scalp application.

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      Oil from the neem tree, used as a pesticide and in traditional remedies. Human evidence for hair or scalp benefits is limited; it can cause skin allergy and is poisonous if swallowed.