May 2026 in “RECIMA21 - Revista Científica Multidisciplinar - ISSN 2675-6218” This study reviewed recent scientific evidence on the neuroendocrine and metabolic impacts of chronic use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, detailing its association with sexual dysfunction, mood disorders, insulin resistance, and other metabolic disorders, suggesting persistent biopsycho-social risks beyond transient side effects in users.
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May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Finasteride helps treat frontal fibrosing alopecia, improving or stabilizing the condition in many patients.
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January 2012 in “PubMed” This study developed and validated a reliable method using chromatography and mass spectrometry to accurately measure finasteride levels in human plasma.
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October 2002 in “American Journal of Nursing” This article provides contact details and affiliations for Amy M. Karch and Fred E. Karch; it presents no new research findings.
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January 2024 in “Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism” This study found that self-assessed mFG and Hirsuta scores have low specificity for diagnosing hirsutism in clinical settings, though they may still be useful for screening in epidemiological studies.
February 2026 in “MedBA Medicine” This study identified potential new adverse drug reaction signals for erlotinib, used in lung and pancreatic cancer treatment, by analyzing a large dataset of case reports, indicating further clinical studies are necessary to confirm these findings.
February 2025 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study found that oral minoxidil can improve hair and eyebrow growth and increase the density of the frontotemporal hairline in patients with FFA, though adverse effects were reported by a third of participants.
December 1991 in “Employment relations today” This article discusses hair follicle testing as an alternative method for drug abuse screening but reports no new research findings.
26 citations
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June 2005 in “Journal of Molecular Endocrinology” This study found that both finasteride and dutasteride act as slow, time-dependent inhibitors of steroid 5α-reductase type II, with dutasteride being more efficient, influenced by the enzyme's genetic variants.
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March 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review discusses the potential usefulness and safety profile of oral antiandrogens for treating frontal fibrosing alopecia, noting possible benefits but acknowledges that finasteride's efficacy remains uncertain.
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December 2017 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This study observed that combining high-potency steroids with pimecrolimus might effectively stabilize hairline recession in frontal fibrosing alopecia patients.
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October 2015 in “Mikrobiyoloji bülteni” This case report describes a 20-year-old female with favus caused by T. schöenleinii, which initially improved with antifungal treatment but recurred due to poor adherence, underscoring favus as an ongoing health issue in Turkey.
20 citations
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December 1994 in “Fertility and sterility” In this study, treatment with flutamide combined with a low-dose oral contraceptive significantly improved hirsutism in women with polycystic ovarian disease who did not respond to oral contraceptive treatment alone.
7 citations
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October 2015 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This article reviews the increasing incidence of frontal fibrosing alopecia since its first description in 1994 and reports no new results.
July 2025 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This study identified common and unexpected adverse events associated with ritlecitinib in real-world use, providing insights into its safety profile for treating severe alopecia areata.
January 2011 in “Bloomsbury Academic eBooks” This handbook provides updated information on the mechanism of action, therapeutic uses, and side effects of medicines available in the UK, but does not report new research findings.
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November 2023 in “Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica” In this guideline update, researchers emphasized refining diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome using ultrasound or hormone levels, while highlighting a healthy lifestyle's importance without specific diet recommendations, and reviewed treatments with a focus on comorbidities and pregnancies from a Nordic standpoint.
March 2026 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This prospective study observed that low-dose oral minoxidil improved anterior hairline and eyebrow coverage in adult women with frontal fibrosing alopecia and was generally well-tolerated.
November 2015 in “Ankara Medical Journal” This study concluded that weekly 5 mg folate supplementation is adequate for preventing methotrexate toxicity in rheumatoid arthritis patients, with no observed advantage to higher daily dosing after six months.
September 2025 in “JAAD reviews.” Finasteride and dutasteride can improve hair loss in women, but more research is needed.
In these aquatic laboratory studies, researchers found that Finasteride reduced dihydrotestosterone levels in fathead minnows and increased gene expression related to androgen pathways in both minnows and medaka, indicating potential conservation of pharmaceutical effects on androgen biosynthesis across different species.
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June 2002 in “Steroids” This study examined 4-azasteroids using 13C-NMR spectroscopy, detailing the NMR spectrum assignments and reporting a new molecular complex of finasteride with dioxane.
12 citations
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May 2019 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This study demonstrated that Forsythiaside A improved survival and reduced neurological deficits in rats with cerebral ischemic injury, potentially through activating Nrf2 and reducing ER stress pathways.
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September 2025 in “PLoS ONE” In this study, researchers used the FAERS database to identify rare adverse events potentially linked to spironolactone, finding new safety signals such as a possible association with male endometriosis, suggesting further research is needed to understand these findings better.
March 2023 in “The Journal of Urology” This study found that higher baseline expression of SRD5A2 in prostate tissue was associated with a better response to finasteride in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
October 2025 in “Frontiers in Toxicology” This study found that a human relevant potency threshold for estrogen receptor alpha agonism may serve as a health-protective screening tool, and highlights inference performance as essential for scientific confidence frameworks.
December 2022 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This abstract contains fragmented and promotional text about various topics, including Hondrostrong and unrelated products, without presenting any new research findings.
6 citations
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November 2007 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that topical fulvestrant did not significantly improve hair growth parameters in men and postmenopausal women with androgenetic alopecia, unlike minoxidil, which was more effective in men.
14 citations
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April 2002 in “Brain Research Protocols” Quickly get finasteride from tablets using easy methods.
June 2024 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance” This study established a new reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography method to accurately and precisely quantify silodosin and dutasteride in mixtures, meeting International Council of Harmonization validation criteria for stability, sensitivity, and recovery.