February 2025 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” UVFD helps detect hair follicles in alopecia areata better than traditional methods.
October 2006 in “Urology” Combination therapy with Finasteride is more effective than alpha-blocker alone for BPH symptoms in small prostate volume.
January 2016 in “Indian dermatology online journal” The patient has frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA).
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April 2013 in “Journal of Chromatography B” A reliable method was created to measure tamsulosin in human blood.
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January 1980 in “Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology” Minoxidil doesn't increase pericardial disorder risk, but may cause fluid accumulation.
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November 2007 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Fulvestrant solution doesn't help hair loss in men and postmenopausal women.
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December 2004 in “PubMed” January 2013 in “International journal of contemporary surgery” Using Cyproterone Acetate with Eflornithine together is safe and works better for treating facial hair in women.
September 2024 in “Acta Medica Philippina” Radiation from a medical procedure caused temporary hair loss, but hair regrew with treatment.
January 2024 in “Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society (Print)” Combining minoxidil with dutasteride and microneedling is more effective for female pattern hair loss than just dutasteride and microneedling.
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September 2018 in “Neurobiology of Disease” Finasteride and dutasteride reduce unwanted movements from Parkinson's disease treatment by normalizing certain brain signals.
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April 2024 in “Urology Annals” Taking dutasteride every other day works as well as daily and better preserves sexual function.
August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Dutasteride improved hair density and thickness in men not helped by finasteride, with minimal side effects.
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December 2017 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Most patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia stabilized with treatment, especially younger ones, using intralesional corticosteroids and tacrolimus.
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January 2022 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Taking oral vitamin D and applying topical minoxidil together can better treat female pattern hair loss than using either treatment alone.
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February 2016 in “Sultan Qaboos University medical journal” The patient had a severe itchy rash and hair loss in the armpits.
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April 2004 in “The Journal of Urology” Doxazosin and finasteride negatively affect sexual function in men with BPH.
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May 2025 in “The Journal of Rheumatology” Anifrolumab effectively improved lupus headaches in a patient unresponsive to other treatments.
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December 2015 in “International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics” The 0.25% finasteride solution, when applied once a day, effectively reduces scalp DHT, potentially minimizing sexual side-effects linked to a systemic DHT reduction.
November 2020 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Intense pulsed light with radiofrequency showed mixed results in improving quality of life for hidradenitis suppurativa patients, with no clinical improvements.
April 2019 in “The Journal of urology/The journal of urology” Prescriptions for 5-alpha reductase inhibitors dropped significantly after the FDA's safety warning, especially for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
May 2013 in “Reactions Weekly” Using minoxidil can cause severe skin reactions in some people.
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August 2018 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Clindamycin and rifampicin are the most effective treatments for folliculitis decalvans, but more research is needed.
January 2026 in “Figshare” Finasteride can cause melasma, especially in people with darker skin.
November 2025 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” The choice between belimumab and anifrolumab for treating lupus depends on the patient's specific symptoms.
December 2003 in “British Journal of Urology” 12 citations
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April 2020 in “Medical hypotheses” Men on 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors might have worse COVID-19 outcomes.
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March 2018 in “European Urology Supplements” Using 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors may improve bladder cancer survival in men.
January 2026 in “Dermatology and Therapy” UVFD can help doctors better identify harmful skin lesions on the face, reducing unnecessary biopsies.