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Efficacy and Tolerability of Hairgain

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Sort Desciption: Hair loss can be a considerable psychological and social problem for those affected. 1,2 Much effort and investment has been put into attempts to develop efficient pharmaceutical and other treatments for hair loss. ...

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Hair loss can be a considerable psychological and social problem for those affected. 1,2 Much effort and investment has been put into attempts to develop efficient pharmaceutical and other treatments for hair loss. In most cases, however, the results have been disappointing. Hair loss may result from drug treatment (cytostatics), pregnancy (telogen effluvium), alopecia areata or different types of dermatological diseases. 3 The most common form of hair loss is androgenic alopecia or hereditary hair loss, also called male hair loss. Most men will have this form of hair loss, but the stage at which the process starts varies considerably. In 5% of the male population it starts before the age of 20, normally bitemporally and later over the vertex. Androgenic alopecia is due to a genetically determined sensitivity to androgens. The androgenic effect is mediated through an increase in 5reductase activity and formation of increased amounts of dihydrotestosterone from testosterone locally in the hair follicles. This process causes hair loss. 4 Three main treatment schedules are available today: treatment with the drugs minoxidil (topical) or finasteride (oral), or hair transplantation. The two drugs have been undergoing a number of controlled clinical trials. 5 7 Minoxidil is registered in The Journal of International Medical Research 2001; 29: 2 6 Efficacy and Tolerability of Hairgain ® in Individuals with Hair Loss: a ...

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