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October 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Hormone treatments can help with women's skin and hair disorders, but they need careful monitoring and more research.
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April 2020 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” Taking oral isotretinoin with creams worked better for treating a type of hair loss than creams alone.
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Betamethasone dipropionate lotion is more effective than minoxidil solution for treating Alopecia Areata.
2 citations
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January 2024 in “Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences (PJLSS)” The hair treatment materials are safe to use.
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September 2011 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” The oral contraceptive ethinylestradiol/chlormadinone acetate is effective in reducing acne and improving other skin conditions related to high androgen levels.
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209 citations
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March 1989 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Interferon alfa-2a is effective for treating cutaneous T cell lymphoma but has significant side effects.
December 2025 in “Revista fisio&terapia.” Androgenetic alopecia treatments slightly increase the risk of side effects, especially sexual dysfunction and skin reactions.
64 citations
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June 2009 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Oral dutasteride can potentially treat frontal fibrosing alopecia in postmenopausal women, with some patients showing disease arrest and hair regrowth.
5 citations
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July 2011 in “PubMed” Injected bimatoprost 0.03% solution did not effectively treat female-pattern hair loss.
July 2021 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine” Intralesional Triamcinolone acetonide injections are safe and effective for treating alopecia areata.
May 2020 in “riUfes (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo)” Finasteride is stable except in high pH, and lactose and magnesium stearate should be replaced in formulations.
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March 2005 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Equol may help with antiaging and skin health by boosting collagen and blocking certain hormones.
5 citations
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February 1992 in “Journal of chromatography A/Journal of chromatography” The document concludes that a fast, accurate method to measure vitamin E derivative in cosmetics was developed.
September 2021 in “World journal of urology” The correction states that the label change for Finasteride was in 2012, leading to more reports of side effects from non-healthcare people.
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January 2017 in “Annals of Dermatology” Low-dose methotrexate effectively regrows hair in many alopecia areata patients but can cause some side effects.
High concentrations of retinoic acid kill hair follicle stem cells, while low concentrations may help treat skin diseases.
January 2009 in “Xiandai huagong” Finasteride was successfully synthesized from Pregnadienolone acetate.
June 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The new treatment was safe and may effectively treat male pattern hair loss.
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January 2019 in “International Journal of Trichology” Combining calcipotriol with mometasone is more effective for treating alopecia areata than using mometasone alone.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research” The HPTLC method is effective and accurate for measuring linoleic and oleanolic acid in Eclipta alba.
115 citations
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January 2001 in “American journal of clinical dermatology” Eflornithine cream effectively reduces women's unwanted facial hair but hair returns if treatment stops.
Minoxidil effectively promotes hair growth in seborrheic alopecia.
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March 2023 in “3C Empresa Investigación y pensamiento crítico” Alopecia areata patients have higher IFN-γ and low vitamin D3 levels.
1 citations
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July 2025 in “Functional Foods in Health and Disease” CL22209, an Asparagus racemosus extract, safely reduces perimenopausal symptoms and balances hormones.
27 citations
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January 2005 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” Azelaic acid and anthralin are similarly effective for treating patchy hair loss.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Tofacitinib was more effective than methotrexate for treating alopecia areata.