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- Also Called: AlopeciaMayo Clinic: Hair Loss Symptoms
- Type of ailment: HereditaryMayo Clinic: Hair Loss Symptoms
- Duration: Can be permanent or temporary, depending on root causeMayo Clinic: Hair Loss Symptoms
- Common medication or therapy: Rogaine, Propecia or transplant surgeryMayo Clinic: Hair Loss Symptoms
- Cause: Non-hereditary causes include poor nutrition, medications or other diseases such as lupus or diabetes
- Rogaine and Propecia are the only topical treatments approved by the FDA
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Hair loss treatments that reportedly work on male-pattern baldness and other forms of hair loss have been on the market for years. However, according to an industry study, over 99% of all hair loss treatments fail to help those who use them. In the United States alone over $3.5 billion a year are spent by consumers on products to treat hair loss.
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Ailment Symptoms
The human head loses between 50 and 100 hairs a day on a typical day. This is not uncommon when most people have over 100,000 hairs on their head. Abnormal hair loss is signaled by patchy baldness, receding hairline and pattern baldness in men and women indicative of male (or female) genetic baldness. -
Treatment Side Effects
Common side effects with Rogaine include dry, itchy scalp and irritation. These side effects are more common with the Rogaine solution than the foam version. Rogaine can be used by both men and women.Rogaine: FAQs Propecia was designed for use on male pattern baldness on the top of the head and the middle of the front portion. It is not recommended for receding hairlines at the temple areas. Pregnant women who come in contact with the crushed capsules (the active ingredients are encapsulated) could experience abnormalities in a male babies sex organs. It is therefore not approved for use on female baldness.Propecia: Possible Side Effects
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