[Effect of minoxidil on hair growth in androgenic alopecia in women].

Abstract

The aim of the study was to carry out clinical and trichological examination (trichogram and assessment of hair loss) before and after treatment in 17 women aged 41-50 years with androgenic alopecia. Minoxidil (Loxon) was topically applied twice a day massaging the solution into the scalp over 6-12 months. It was revealed on the ground of clinical and trichological examination that the medication containing 2% solution of minoxidil externally applied on the scalp with androgenic alopecia over a few months caused normalization of hair root condition and decrease of hair loss in some patients of the observed group. The drug has a stimulating influence on hair growth and should be administered as an adjuvant therapy in androgenic alopecia in women.

• Authors: Ligia Brzezińska-Wcisło
• Journal: Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego (Pol Merkur Lekarski) Vol. 13 Issue 75 Pg. 208-11 (Sep 2002) ISSN: 1426-9686 [Print] Poland
• Vernacular Title: Ocena skuteczności minoksydylu na wzrost włosów w aspekcie klinicznym i trychologicznym w łysieniu androgenowym kobiet.
• PMID: 12474572 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Vasodilator Agents
• Minoxidil

Topics

• Administration, Cutaneous
• Adult
• Alopecia (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Female
• Hair (drug effects)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Minoxidil (therapeutic use)
• Time Factors
• Treatment Outcome
• Vasodilator Agents (therapeutic use)