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January 2011 in “Retina-the Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases” Finasteride may help treat chronic CSC, improving vision.
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January 2008 in “Climacteric” Testosterone therapy can help improve sexual desire and function in postmenopausal women but may cause side effects and is not FDA-approved for this use.
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January 2001 in “Dermatology” Pili anulati may cause hair loss, proper diagnosis and treatment needed.
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June 2011 in “Nature Biotechnology” Stem cell treatments can potentially treat baldness, with one trial showing hair growth after injecting a hair-stimulating complex, and no safety issues were reported.
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November 2020 in “JAMA Dermatology” Finasteride may cause side effects; more research needed.
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April 2020 in “JAAD case reports” JAK inhibitors help hair regrowth but not fully effective for androgenetic alopecia.
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October 2012 in “The Journal of Dermatology” A Korean girl developed kinky hair without known cause or effective treatment.
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