I hate to use you as an example, but this is exactly why you should not treat yourself with prescription drugs bought via the Internet. I can’t say this enough — you should not be self-treating your medical issues and you certainly should not be purchasing prescription medication without a physician’s prescription. Unfortunately, I do […]
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Snippet from the article: Read the full abstract — Hair loss in women: medical and cosmetic approaches to increase scalp hair fullness This is an interesting article published in the British Journal of Dermatology (December 2011) which covers the subject of hair loss in women. The recommendations in treatment suggest early medical intervention with drugs […]
Note: The annual meeting of hair surgeons was in held in Alaska this past week. The following review is very selective and is biased by the things that were interesting to me and what I (Dr. Rassman) thought could be interesting to the readers. This is part 8… and final part. Thanks for sticking with […]
Note: This post comes from one of our favorite readers (he has requested to remain anonymous), who has also contributed posts in the past about FDA issues: The FDA’s oversight of drugs that have not been evaluated for safety and efficacy in their prescribed formulations and are thought to pose (potential) hazards has been […]
While I’m not entirely familiar with medications transgender patients might take, consider this — most male to female transgender patients do not want male pattern baldness, so finasteride is a good choice to prevent that. Propecia is not a medication to make you transgendered. In other words, transgender people do not take Propecia to make […]
For starters, here’s what I said about Retin-A in a recent post that still holds true — “Hair loss is listed as a known common side effect of tretinoin (also known as Retin-A), but it is also used by some people in conjunction with minoxidil to grow hair.” I really don’t have a right answer […]
With regular henna ink, I would not think so. Henna ink is essentially henna powder mixed with eucalyptus oil and coffee/tea, and none of those will stop the absorption. It’s commonly used for temporary tattoos (see right). On the other hand, I’ve read about the dangers of black henna, which isn’t usually henna at all, […]
Your treatment plan doesn’t make complete sense to me. I don’t follow why you are taking all these medications and doing what you are doing. Lets start with the facts: Hair loss from Plan B (progestin) is a less common, but known side effect (see here). Rogaine can cause initial shedding which scares people into […]
Based on what you are saying, it would seem that the 2% is less effective for you. I don’t think I can add any more input. If everything you are doing is exactly the same and nothing has changed except changing the medication, it would be the next logical assumption.
Without seeing you it is almost impossible for me to determine the diagnosis. You report a limited bald area which should not be the case with a hormone problem, as this often produces a more generalized hair loss process. DHEA (an androgen like testosterone) can bring on balding in those individuals genetically prone to losing […]
There is no really great, proven treatment for a typical female hair loss. Rogaine (minoxidil) is FDA approved to treat hair loss in women, but it doesn’t get to the root of the problem (no pun intended). Even if your hair loss is found to be androgenic alopecia, there are no studies to validate that […]
I do not know of anything that will block the possible breast and erectile side effects of finasteride that a tiny percentage of men will see. If you experience erection issues, Viagra or Cialis will likely solve that. For my patients that might see a side effect (real or otherwise), cutting the dosage is better […]
We have written about topical DHT blockers before here. The doctor in the article you referenced is a web-based provider of compounded, off-label medicaments for hair loss. The use of spironolactone has been a mainstay as a treatment for female hair loss when taken orally, but there is no real evidence that it works and […]
Finasteride needs to go through the blood stream to get to the hair follicles. When it gets to the hair follicle it then fixes to the tissue and blocks the DHT. Finasteride is not dangerous to the scalp. Finasteride blocks DHT and when it does this, the testosterone levels often rise. If the body would […]
You should have this conversation with your OB/GYN doctor. I do not prescribe or recommend birth control pills (BCP) in my practice, but more importantly you should not be taking BCP for hair loss. All medications have risks and benefits and potential side effects. As such, these matters are highly specific to each and every […]