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February 2001 in “Annals of Pharmacotherapy” This review found no specific treatment for postpartum alopecia was adequately studied to be recommended as effective, highlighting significant limitations in the available literature.
January 2024 in “Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics” This review discusses peptide "biogenic stimulants" from human placenta extracts, highlighting their potential wide-ranging clinical applications across multiple diseases, and reports no new clinical results.
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December 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This review outlines the biological effects of various placental extracts, noting their reported antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory activities, but highlights that the relationship between these effects and the extracts' specific contents remains unclear.
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March 2015 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” In this study, human placenta extract was observed to enhance the hair-growth-promoting effects of minoxidil and stimulate earlier and prolonged anagen phases in a mouse model.
This study found that human placental extract significantly improved melasma, chronic ulcers, and alopecia areata without major adverse effects, suggesting its effectiveness and safety for these conditions.