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The safety and tolerability of low-dose oral minoxidil for treating hair loss in adolescents is not clearly determined.

More people are seeing dermatologists for hair and scalp problems now than in the past.

Hair loss, known as Androgenetic Alopecia, is often caused by hormones and can be diagnosed using noninvasive techniques. Treatments include topical minoxidil and oral finasteride, with new treatments being explored. There may also be a link between this type of hair loss and heart disease risk.

Women with excessive hair growth or polycystic ovary disease may more often carry a gene variant for 21 hydroxylase deficiency.

Updated treatments for female hair loss include minoxidil, antiandrogens, hair transplants, and light therapy.

Finasteride for hair loss can cause long-lasting sexual side effects like low libido and erectile dysfunction.

Minoxidil and finasteride are effective for male hair loss; minoxidil also helps female hair loss, with some treatments needing more research.

Low-level laser therapy may help with hair regrowth in alopecia areata but its effectiveness for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis needs more research.

The Lexington LaserComb helped regrow hair in mice with a condition similar to human hair loss.

High-frequency ultrasound can effectively visualize and assess hair loss.

Women with pattern hair loss often have higher blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, and waist size, suggesting a link between hair loss and metabolic syndrome.

Alopecia Areata is linked to a higher risk of several diseases, which vary with age and sex.

Minoxidil and Finasteride are the most popular hair loss treatments, with rising interest in other options, and economic or health crises can change what treatments people prefer.

Many men with male pattern baldness have abnormal blood fat levels, which may raise their risk of heart disease.

Patients with both connective tissue disease and acid reflux are more likely to have certain symptoms and physical signs.

Low-level laser therapy using near-infrared light may help heart conditions and promote healing by releasing nitric oxide.

Scalp tools, tracking progress, targeting scalp inflammation, and avoiding certain hair treatments can improve female hair loss treatment.

Low-level laser therapy effectively treats hair loss and promotes hair growth.

Low-energy fractional CO2 laser therapy significantly improves hair regrowth in women with female-pattern hair loss.

PRP and LLLT can improve hair growth in AGA, but more research needed.

Low-level laser therapy seems to help dogs with noninflammatory alopecia grow hair back.

Some nonsurgical hair loss treatments are effective, especially if started early.

Local testosterone treatment improved sexual desire in a female with fragile X syndrome.

Low-dose oral minoxidil is effective and safe for treating hair loss in men and women.

PRP can help treat hair loss but needs standardized methods for best results.

The 2015 Hair Research Congress concluded that stem cells, maraviroc, and simvastatin could potentially treat Alopecia Areata, topical minoxidil, finasteride, and steroids could treat Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, and PTGDR2 antagonists could also treat alopecia. They also found that low-level light therapy could help with hair loss, a robotic device could assist in hair extraction, and nutrition could aid hair growth. They suggested that Alopecia Areata is an inflammatory disorder, not a single disease, indicating a need for personalized treatments.

The main causes of diffuse hair loss in women are telogen effluvium and androgenetic alopecia, often related to stress and iron deficiency.

The conclusion is that removing both ovaries is the best treatment for excess male hormones in postmenopausal women, with medication as another option, and managing insulin resistance is important for diagnosis and treatment.

Brazilian women with PCOS and both menstrual irregularity and high male hormone levels have a higher chance of having metabolic syndrome.

In 2017, Spanish dermatologists commonly prescribed topical minoxidil, oral finasteride, and nutricosmetics for hair loss, with oral contraceptives also used for premenopausal women. Less common were oral dutasteride, due to side effects, and newer, more expensive treatments like topical finasteride and Low-Level Laser Therapy. The conclusion is that there's a need for prescription guidelines due to varied treatment approaches.