14 citations
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January 2025 in “Reproductive Medicine and Biology” PCOS diagnosis and treatment should consider race and ethnicity for accuracy.
1 citations
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April 2019 in “Clinical Breast Cancer” Medicines for enlarged prostate may raise the risk of breast growth and tenderness but not breast cancer.
April 2024 in “Journal of clinical medicine” Effective treatment guidelines for frontal fibrosing alopecia are still unclear.
1 citations
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April 2018 in “Our Dermatology Online” Massaging the scalp with a cosmetic containing certain natural inhibitors can significantly regrow hair in men with pattern baldness.
June 2023 in “Drugs & Therapy Perspectives” New treatments for male pattern hair loss look promising, but established treatments are still the main option.
3 citations
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March 2016 in “Phytotherapy Research” The new compound was more effective than finasteride in reducing markers of hair loss and prostate issues in cell tests.
6 citations
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February 1996 in “Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics” Scale created to measure hair loss in men and women; MK-386 reduces acne; Niaspan treats dyslipidemia; minoxidil increases heart rate.
4 citations
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May 2019 in “The World Journal of Men's Health” Taking 5 alpha reductase inhibitor medication slightly increases the risk of depression, especially as you get older.
2 citations
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April 2021 in “Canadian Journal of Urology” Five-alpha reductase inhibitors, like finasteride and dutasteride, can treat enlarged prostates, improve urination, reduce need for prostate surgery, and lower the risk of prostate cancer, but may increase the risk of higher grade prostate cancer. They can also treat male pattern baldness.
April 2023 in “European urology open science” Urologists should screen for mental health issues before and during finasteride treatment.
33 citations
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August 2015 in “F1000Research” New model shows muscle affects hair loss differently in men and women.
38 citations
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February 2005 in “The journal of sexual medicine” The testosterone patch and gel are both effective, but they have different absorption patterns and effects on hormone levels.
6 citations
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March 2014 in “Herba Polonica” Plant extracts may help treat hormone-related hair loss.
September 2015 in “Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy” Dutasteride is highly effective for hair loss treatment in Korea, with more side effects than finasteride.
26 citations
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December 2016 in “Psychiatric Clinics of North America” Testosterone therapy and surgeries like mastectomy improve transgender men's lives and mental health with low risks and high satisfaction.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy Sciences” Intradermal dutasteride effectively and safely improves hair growth in early-stage androgenetic alopecia.
March 2024 in “The journal of sexual medicine” Finasteride's negative effects on brain tissue in male rats may be reversible after stopping the drug.
July 2024 in “Open Repository of the University of Porto (University of Porto)” Dutasteride is more effective than finasteride for hair growth, and pregabalin effectively treats neuropathic pain.
November 2025 in “Open Repository of the University of Porto (University of Porto)” Continuous use of finasteride and minoxidil is effective for treating androgenetic alopecia.
June 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Finasteride and dutasteride effectively treat hair loss, with dutasteride showing slightly better results.
June 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Finasteride and dutasteride effectively treat hair loss, with dutasteride showing slightly better results.
November 2023 in “International Journal of Medical Sciences” New regenerative medicine-based therapies for hair loss look promising but need more clinical validation.
122 citations
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November 2010 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Male pattern baldness involves hormones and cell signals affecting hair growth.
May 2025 in “Anatolian journal of obstetrics and gynecology research.” Androgens affect many aspects of female health, and more research is needed to understand their roles and treatment potential.
6 citations
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October 2007 in “Medical Hypotheses” Male pattern baldness might have evolved to help protect against prostate cancer by increasing UV radiation on the scalp.
17 citations
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May 2003 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Hair from balding and non-balding areas regrows similarly on mice.
203 citations
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December 2004 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Early diagnosis and treatment, using finasteride, minoxidil, or hair transplantation, improves hair loss outcomes.
98 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Dutasteride may help stabilize Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, but more research is needed.
4 citations
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January 2018 in “General Physiology and Biophysics” The steroids allopregnanolone and allotetrahydrodeoxycorticosteron worsened absence seizures in rats.
5 citations
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January 2020 in “Skin appendage disorders” Oral dutasteride works better for hair loss, but has more sexual side effects; intralesional dutasteride is a possible alternative.