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Friday, October, 30, 2009

What Is Minoxidil

Health Encyclopedia: Female Pattern Baldness

Alternative Names

Alopecia in women; Baldness - female; Hair loss in women; Androgenic alopecia in women


Treatment

The hair loss of female pattern baldness is permanent. In most cases, it is mild to moderate. No treatment is required if the person is comfortable with her appearance.

The only drug or medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat female pattern baldness is minoxidil, used topically on the scalp. For women...

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Expert & Community Posts

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...shakiness to be blunted while on beta-blockers. Minoxidil: Minoxidil, a direct vasodilator, has... Read more »

Health Guide

Is It Getting Breezy Upstairs?
...head). Rogaine Formerly a prescription drug and available over the counter since 1996, Rogaine (minoxidil) is a topical product that is applied to the scalp twice a day. It is reported to... Read more »
Male pattern baldness
...approach for male baldness. There are two main drugs used to treat male pattern baldness: Minoxidil (Rogaine) -- a solution that you apply directly to the scalp to stimulate the... Read more »
Drugs that may cause impotence
...Hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix) Labetalol (Normodyne) Methyldopa (Aldomet) Metoprolol (Lopressor) Minoxidil (Loniten) Phenoxybenzamine (Dibenzyline) Phentolamine (Regitine) ... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...include hydralazine (Apresoline), clonidine (Catapres, available in tablets or as a skin patch), and Minoxidil (Loniten). Some of these drugs should be used with caution or not at all in people... Read more »
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative disease of the brain from which there is no recovery. The disease slowly attacks nerve cells in all parts of the cortex of... Read more »

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