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Finasteride and low-level laser therapy are similarly effective for frontal pattern hair loss.
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Hirsutism is excessive male-pattern hair growth in women, often treated cosmetically or with hormone therapy if contraception is also desired.
Finasteride may help treat hair loss in postmenopausal women.
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