66 citations,
June 2013 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” Finasteride and dutasteride effectively treat hair loss, but may cause side effects like sexual dysfunction and depression.
110 citations,
January 2014 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Testosterone treatment in trans men increases body and facial hair and may lead to hair loss over time, but severe skin issues are rare.
15 citations,
August 1998 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” The document concludes that various cosmetic and drug treatments are available for hirsutism, and some new drugs show promise.
5 citations,
March 2020 in “Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research” Skin problems in PCOS, like excess hair, acne, and hair loss, may not always indicate high male hormone levels and need careful diagnosis for proper treatment.
72 citations,
January 2001 in “Drugs” Minoxidil and finasteride treat hair loss; more research needed for other options.
17 citations,
May 2003 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Hair from balding and non-balding areas regrows similarly on mice.
1 citations,
January 2018 in “Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica (Tiskana izd.)” The herbal extract was found to effectively reduce and prevent hair loss without any side effects.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Biological and Environmental Investigations” A reliable method was developed to measure dutasteride in tablets accurately and consistently.
May 2023 in “International journal of pharmaceutical sciences and medicine” Sunflower oil was found to promote hair growth in mice with hormone-induced hair loss.
75 citations,
March 1999 in “Fertility and sterility” Finasteride, CPA, and flutamide are all equally effective in reducing excessive hair growth in women.
35 citations,
January 2014 in “BioMed Research International” Female pattern hair loss involves hormonal factors, genetics, and may be linked to low ferritin levels.
115 citations,
September 2012 in “Experimental Dermatology” Androgens have complex effects on hair growth, promoting it in some areas but causing hair loss in others, and our understanding of this is still evolving.
7 citations,
January 2014 in “Rinshō shinkeigaku” Finasteride, a hair loss medication, may be linked to stroke in young men.
26 citations,
August 2008 in “Clinical endocrinology” The document concludes that more multidisciplinary research is needed to understand and treat PCOS, a condition that significantly affects women's health and quality of life.
187 citations,
January 1994 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” Finasteride treats enlarged prostate and may help with baldness, but effects on sexual function and male fetuses are unclear.
581 citations,
October 1998 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Finasteride safely and effectively treats male pattern hair loss, but may cause reversible sexual issues and harm male fetuses.
76 citations,
December 1997 in “Fertility and Sterility” Finasteride reduces hair growth better, but spironolactone has more side effects.
50 citations,
July 1996 in “Fertility and Sterility” Finasteride effectively treats hirsutism in women, but more research needed for long-term results.
1 citations,
July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” FAPD and possibly CCCA may be AGA subtypes, and treatments combining antiandrogens, hair growth agents, hair transplants, and anti-inflammatories could be effective.
22 citations,
March 2000 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Many treatments for hair loss lack proper testing and FDA approval, so their effectiveness is uncertain.
10 citations,
June 2001 in “PubMed” Finasteride is effective in growing hair and stopping hair loss in men with mild to moderate alopecia.
2 citations,
August 2016 in “Experimental Dermatology” Finasteride treats baldness but may cause lasting sexual side effects.
7 citations,
June 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Finasteride helps treat frontal fibrosing alopecia, improving or stabilizing the condition in many patients.
August 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” Two people lost hair unexpectedly after getting a common hair loss treatment with a drug called Dutasteride.
10 citations,
May 2019 in “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health” Finasteride may cause kidney damage.
22 citations,
October 2001 in “Biochemical Pharmacology” GI198745 is more potent and longer-lasting than finasteride, potentially better for treating hair loss.
45 citations,
August 2010 in “Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation” Type 3 5α-reductase is more common and finasteride and dutasteride strongly inhibit it.
29 citations,
January 1996 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” Finasteride poorly inhibits type 1 5AR, affecting its effectiveness.
22 citations,
February 2002 in “Planta Medica” Compounds from Angelica koreana roots, especially osthenol, could be effective for treating conditions like prostate disease and hair loss.
5 citations,
February 1997 in “Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry” New compounds were made that effectively block a specific enzyme related to androgen conditions.