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Article: Drug Update: Hair Loss in Men.(Brief Article)
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- Family Practice News
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
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The treatment of hair loss in men has improved vastly in recent years, thanks mostly to two drugs that promote hair growth and improve the appearance of existing hair: finasteride and minoxidil.
One of two disorders, androgenetic alopecia or alopecia areata, is generally responsible for hair loss in young and middle-aged men.
Androgenetic alopecia, also known as male pattern baldness, causes a characteristic pattern of hair loss, including temporal recession of the hair, thinning of the hair at the frontal and vertex regions of the scalp, and complete loss of hair with the exception of some fringing. It usually begins before the age of 40--sometimes as ...