- Consult a physician when seeking hair growth treatment. Discovering the underlying cause aids in preventing, treating and stopping hair loss.
- Minoxidil 2% is the only FDA approved topical treatment for hair loss in women. The application of the topical treatment to the scalp promotes hair growth.
- Aldactone, used to slow the manufacturing of androgen are androgen receptor inhibitors employed to treat androgenic alopecia (a type of hair loss) in women.
- The systemic treatments for hair loss in women are estrogen and progesterone pills and creams. Birth control pills with low androgen levels are the only types of oral contraceptives used to treat hair loss.
- Ketoconazole is a topical prescription treatment for hair loss known as Nizoral 2% shampoo. Doctors combine the shampoo with additional hair loss treatments in order to stimulate hair growth. Propecia is a pill preventing dihydrotestosterone, which kills follicles.
Treating hair loss
Minoxidil 2% topical treatment
Aldactone
Estrogen, progesterone and oral contraceptives
Ketoconazole and propecia
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