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March 2018 in “JAMA” Treat hirsutism in premenopausal women with oral contraceptives and consider additional treatments if needed.
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October 2002 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A specific gene mutation causes congenital hair loss.
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June 2024 in “JAAD Case Reports” Tirzepatide may improve hair loss by reducing insulin resistance.
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November 2021 in “SPAST Abstracts” The EFH-SLM cream is more effective and gentler for treating excessive hair growth in women.
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May 2022 in “Journal of Drugs in Dermatology” Low-dose naltrexone and platelet-rich plasma can regrow hair in lichen planopilaris.
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January 2013 in “Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno)” Targeting neurosteroids may help prevent drug relapse.
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September 2013 in “PLOS ONE” Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone helps heal wounds in frog and human skin.
May 2021 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A woman's hair loss and other symptoms were due to a rare hormone deficiency treatable with steroids.
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September 2020 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” January 2026 in “ACS Applied Bio Materials” A new treatment using nanoliposomes can improve hair regrowth in androgenetic alopecia.
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