Oral contraceptive pills to treat androgenetic alopecia in women
Although testosterone is considered to be a male hormone, it also occurs naturally in women. The exact roles of androgen
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Androgenetic Alopecia
Male And Female Pattern Hair Loss Information
5 alpha -Reductase
Effects of topical progesterone in treating pattern baldness
Progesterone is a compound that has high structural similarity to testosterone, and therefore can use the same enzymes (5 alpha
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Topical estrogen for the treatment of pattern baldness
The term antiandrogen, as defined by Dorfman, implies prevention of expression of androgen activity at target sites and does not
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Finasteride for the treatment of male pattern baldness
The use of Finasteride (brand name propecia), a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound, is indicated in men older than 18 years with
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Interconversion enzymes in androgenetic alopecia
Research studies in patients with androgen insensitivity syndromes and 5alpha – reductase type-2 deficiencies indicate that androgenetic alopecia is induced
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