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A woman with severe hair loss saw significant hair regrowth after adding platelet-rich plasma injections to her treatment with tofacitinib.

Possible new treatments for common hair loss include drugs, stem cells, and improved transplants.

The new scalp treatment preserves hair color, reduces hair loss, and maintains hair strength.

Lymphocytes, especially CD8+ T cells, play a key role in causing alopecia areata, and targeting them may lead to new treatments.

The best long-lasting results in treating hair loss may be achieved through combination therapy, including treatments like finasteride, minoxidil, and platelet-rich plasma injections.

Finasteride and minoxidil work best together for hair loss.

Pioglitazone use was linked to hair regrowth in a patient with permanent hair loss from cicatricial alopecia.

The document concludes that sexual and psychiatric side effects from 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are reported, but more high-quality research is needed to understand how often they occur.

The document suggests using standardized methods to track and measure hair loss in alopecia areata, including patient self-assessment and a 50% improvement in specific scores as a treatment goal.

Cancer treatments often cause hair disorders, significantly affecting patients' quality of life, and better management methods are needed.

The medications 5α-reductase inhibitors and spironolactone are generally safe for breast cancer patients on endocrine therapies and do not significantly increase breast cancer risk.