Introduction What is the truth about finasteride? The article “Risk of erectile dysfunction associated with use of 5-α reductase inhibitors for benign prostatic hyperplasia or alopecia: population based studies using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink” by Hagberg et al., has made an important contribution to hair loss treatment in men
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Chemotherapy-Induced Hair Loss Chemotherapy can be used to cure or control the spread of cancer1. Chemotherapy treatments are commonly associated with side effects as cytotoxic drugs can have a damaging impact on healthy cells2. Hair loss can be a distressing side effect of chemotherapy treatments, influencing a patient’s body image
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Hair loss can be caused by many different conditions such as chemotherapy-induced alopecia, androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness) and alopecia areata (spot baldness). Alopecia areata or ‘spot baldness’ is an autoimmune disease where actively growing hair follicles are attacked by the body’s own immune system1. This condition can lead to
Read more →Approximately 35 million men and 21 million women in the US alone , complain of hair loss problems. Pollution, malnutrition, age, stress, hormonal changes and cancer are some of the reasons quoted for massive hair loss. Chemotherapy sittings cannot be avoided but the rest of the factors can be countered
Read more →Most men are prone to a male pattern hair loss known as androgenic alopecia. To understand this kind of loss better a new kind of test from Hair DX predicts this hair loss. This test is not only for men but also for women. With the help of this test
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