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Some medications can help increase sexual desire and function in women.

Minoxidil is less effective on eyebrows and eyelashes than scalp hair because these areas have lower enzyme activity needed to activate the drug.

Health warnings and public health actions led to a significant drop in flutamide prescriptions for women, but off-label use still continues.

JAK inhibitors, like baricitinib, are effective and safe for treating alopecia areata.

Azathioprine's effectiveness and safety require careful monitoring and more research, especially regarding its use with corticosteroids and the role of TPMT status in patients.

Topical L-thyroxine may help with wound healing and hair growth but should be used short-term due to potential risks.

Some drugs can cause serious side effects, like hypoglycemia from mix-ups, skin reactions, or depression, and while penicillamine may help rheumatoid arthritis more than auranofin, it has more severe side effects.

The document concludes that freeze-dried platelet-rich plasma shows promise for medical use but requires standardization and further research.

Medicines called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, like finasteride and dutasteride, are useful for treating enlarged prostate and male pattern hair loss.

Latisse (bimatoprost 0.03%) is widely used in dermatology but the document doesn't give detailed evidence or numbers.

Contraceptive agents help with menstrual issues, acne, and other health conditions in teens.

Deoxycholic acid is FDA-approved for reducing submental fat, but its mechanisms are not fully understood.

Tofacitinib improved ulcerative colitis, skin ulcers, and hair loss in a patient who didn't respond well to other treatments.

The document concludes that inhalation of oxygen and sumatriptan injections are primary for cluster headaches, indomethacin for paroxysmal hemicrania, and lidocaine and lamotrigine for SUNCT, but SUNCT often resists treatment.

Oral propranolol successfully treated a baby's skin growth and ulceration linked to PELVIS syndrome.

Finasteride may help some women with hair loss, but better options exist.

Topical finasteride helps regrow hair and reduce hair loss in men and women.

Hair loss treatments include medications and new methods like low-level light therapy, which may work by boosting cell activity and blood flow.

Hair loss treatments work better with lifestyle changes.

Some alternative treatments for hair loss might work, but more research is needed.

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is a low-risk treatment for Androgenic Alopecia (AGA) that generally improves hair count or density, but more research is needed for optimization.

Low-dose oral minoxidil effectively treats non-scarring hair loss with some side effects like hypertrichosis and postural hypotension.

Tofacitinib, a medication for arthritis, showed potential for treating severe hair loss in a small Brazilian case series, but more research is needed.

Spironolactone effectively treats female pattern hair loss with few side effects.

Bimatoprost helped a girl grow her eyelashes back quickly and without serious side effects.

Topical spironolactone may help treat ocular graft-versus-host disease with minimal side effects.

Corticosteroids are the most common treatment for alopecia areata, but many patients need better options.

Alopecia areata treatment should be personalized, using topical or systemic therapies based on severity, with promising options like JAK inhibitors needing more research.

Baricitinib may effectively treat oral lichen planus.

Tofacitinib effectively reduced hair loss in alopecia areata patients without adverse effects.