Finasteride can be prescribed off-label to treat female pattern hair loss (FPHL), but it is not FDA-approved for women. Side effects in women range from mild (like headaches or acne) to serious (such ...

Research supports that both finasteride and dutasteride help treat hair loss, particularly when caused by androgenetic ...

Let’s be real—hair loss can feel like a total confidence killer. And while it’s often seen as a “men’s issue,” millions of women struggle with thinning hair, excessive shedding, or even noticeable ...

Marc Turner was on the up. It was the summer of 2019, and after a stint working in banking, he’d got a full-time job tending to the parks in the city of Mississauga, just southwest of Toronto, ...

The common hair-loss drug in Propecia and Proscar might lower men's risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels, a new study suggests. Finasteride is used to treat male pattern baldness, and ...

A drug that has long been used to treat two common men’s health conditions could have some unexpected benefits. Finasteride — more commonly known as Propecia or Proscar — has treated male pattern ...

Oral finasteride, a type II 5α-reductase inhibitor, has been shown to increase hair growth and slow progression of thinning in men with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) or male-pattern balding, but this ...