research Faculty Opinions recommendation of Finasteride treatment of female pattern hair loss.
Oral finasteride, combined with drospirenone, improved hair loss in 62% of premenopausal women, with no reported side effects.
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research Adenosine increases anagen hair growth and thick hairs in Japanese women with female pattern hair loss: A pilot, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Adenosine lotion improves hair growth and thickness in women with hair loss.
research Finasteride and Dutasteride in the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia: Risk or Benefit?
Finasteride and dutasteride may help prevent hair loss but could cause side effects like sexual dysfunction and psychological issues.
research Trichoscopic evaluation in oral tofacitinib and oral betamethasone in the treatment of moderate to severe alopecia areata
Oral betamethasone works faster than oral tofacitinib for hair regrowth in alopecia areata.
research Effect of a combination of ethinylestradiol and desogestrel in adolescents with oligomenorrhea and ovarian hyperandrogenism
The treatment temporarily improved symptoms of hyperandrogenism in adolescents.
research A randomized comparative study between intralesional vitamin D3 and intralesional triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of alopecia areata
Vitamin D3 is a safe and effective alternative to steroids for treating alopecia areata, with fewer side effects.
research 503 Use of low-dose spironolactone in female pattern hair loss in a specialty alopecia clinic
Low-dose spironolactone effectively treats female pattern hair loss with mild side effects.
research Topical Eflornithine
Eflornithine cream effectively reduces women's unwanted facial hair but hair returns if treatment stops.
research Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Upadacitinib in Adults and Adolescents With Severe Alopecia Areata: Results From the Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Phase 3 Program (UP-AA)
Upadacitinib effectively treats severe alopecia areata and is safe.
research Decreased allopregnanolone induced by hormonal contraceptives is associated with a reduction in social behavior and sexual motivation in female rats
Hormonal contraceptives may reduce social behavior and sexual motivation by lowering allopregnanolone levels.
research New Drugs: Dutasteride
Dutasteride is approved to help manage prostate enlargement.
research The efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in patients with alopecia totalis
Tofacitinib is a potential alternative treatment for alopecia totalis, especially in patients with a shorter duration of the condition and more preserved hair follicles, but the overall response rate is low.
research Effective treatment of female androgenic alopecia with dutasteride.
Dutasteride successfully treated a woman's hair loss when other treatments failed.
research Is Dutasteride a Therapeutic Alternative for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?
Dutasteride, usually used for prostate issues and hair loss, could potentially treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) due to its neuroprotective, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties, but more testing is needed.
research Highlights from JAAD Reviews: August 2025—Bicalutamide for female hair loss
Bicalutamide shows promise for treating female hair loss.
research Formulating, Optimizing and Evaluation of Dutasteride Loaded Insitu-Emulgel for Androgenetic Alopecia
The new gel for hair loss is safe, effective, and reduces side effects.
research Alopecia universalis. Partial response to tofacitinib
Tofacitinib partially improved hair regrowth in a patient with severe hair loss.
research [Analysis of steroids and binding proteins in the blood of women with androgenetic alopecia].
Women with androgenetic alopecia have normal levels of most blood steroids and binding proteins, but higher dehydroepiandrosterone. Some also have low "sex hormone-binding globulin" and "corticosteroide-binding globulin" capacity, and high "free androgen index" and "free cortisol index". Diane treatment can normalize these levels and improve hair conditions.
research Allopregnanolone and Induction of Endogenous Opioid Inhibition of Oxytocin Responses to Immune Stress in Pregnant Rats
Allopregnanolone helps control oxytocin levels during pregnancy to prevent preterm labor.
research Th,-e mechanistic insights into the application of retinoids and possible adjunct therapeutic treatment to androgenic alopecia
Retinoids may improve hair growth in androgenic alopecia when used with other treatments.
research Efficacy of Skin Patting and Iontophoresis with Dutasteride Gel in Male and Menopausal Female Androgenetic Alopecia: A Pilot Study
The treatment improved hair growth and was well-received without side effects.
research Alpha Blockers and Finasteride for BPH-1996
research 459 Estetrol prevents catagen progression in healthy and female pattern hair loss hair follicles ex vivo
Estetrol may help prevent hair loss and support hair growth in women.
research Baricitinib Provides Significant Hair Regrowth In Adolescents With Severe Alopecia Areata: 52-Week Efficacy and Safety Results From A Phase 3 Randomized, Controlled Trial
Baricitinib significantly regrows hair in teens with severe alopecia areata.
research An update on the treatment of female alopecia and the introduction of a potential novel therapy
Minoxidil is the only drug proven to improve female hair loss, and dextroamphetamine sulfate may be a new treatment for certain types of hair loss.
research Synthesis and biological evaluation of esters of 16-formyl-17-methoxy-dehydroepiandrosterone derivatives as inhibitors of 5α-reductase type 2
Certain derivatives are more effective 5α-reductase type 2 inhibitors than finasteride.
research Characteristic Features of Female Pattern Hair Loss and the Improvement by Adenosine
Adenosine lotion improves hair thickness and density in women with thinning hair.
research Oral Tofacitinib and Systemic Corticosteroids, Alone or in Combination, in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Alopecia Areata: A Retrospective Study
Both individual and combined treatments of tofacitinib and corticosteroids can help regrow hair in moderate-to-severe alopecia areata, but ongoing treatment may be necessary.
research Retrospective Pharmacotherapeutic Evaluation of Dutasteride not Approved by US FDA for Androgenetic Alopecia in Korea
Dutasteride is highly effective for hair loss treatment in Korea, with more side effects than finasteride.
research Clinical Study of Tolterodine Tartrate in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder
Tolterodine Tartrate effectively treats overactive bladder symptoms.