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Baldness: Baldness Treatments
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If your doctor finds that a hormone imbalance is the cause of your baldness, he/she would suggest a course of appropriate drugs to solve the problem. If excessive quantity of DHT (a component of the male hormone) is the reason of your hair loss, you are likely to be put on drugs that form a part of antiandrogen therapy. In the case of women, the this baldness treatment is called CPA (cyproterone acetate) with ethinyl-estradiol. The therapy in most cases continues for one year.
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Baldness, even if it is hereditary, occurs when excess “shedding” of hair follicles occur. Normally, about 10% of hair will fall out during the growth stage. Yet when more than 10% falls out – and this can occur gradually, or rather rapidly – baldness emerges. Factors that can contribute to baldness, and ... require baldness treatment, include: diet, stress, age, side effects of some medications and medical treatments, scalp conditions such as psoriasis, and scalp injury.
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It is well known that many cancer chemotherapy medications cause baldness. Most people are willing to put up with hair loss when accepting treatments for life-threatening diseases. But a large number of popular medications can cause hair loss while neither pharmaceutical industry nor your doctor will tell you about this side effect.
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There are a growing number of alternative baldness treatment solutions that are gaining widespread attention. Many of these have been popular in the eastern world for centuries, but are now making their way through to North America with some momentum. Some of there alternative baldness treatment therapies include:
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While they point out Propecia must be taken for a lifetime to avoid losing hair, it should be counterpointed that future treatments are widely expected by baldness specialists to replace Propecia, which would end the need for continued use. Additionally, Propecia is widely considered safe enough to prescribe by health professionals, and is one of the only two FDA-approved baldness treatment products on the market.
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There is now a safe, natural and scientifically advanced way to eliminate the appearance of baldness and thinning hair. It is not a spray, cream or cover up, and is totally compatible with hair treatments such as minoxidil. 2002-06-13
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