Adverse Effects with Finasteride 5 mg/day for Patterned Hair Loss in Premenopausal Women
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48 International Journal of Trichology / Volume 10 / Issue 1 / January-February 2018 Sir, Recently, Yeon’s group and our own group demonstrated that the dose of 5 mg/day is effective in both pre‐ and post‐menopausal women.[1,2] However, there are few prospective studies to determine finasteride' s adverse effects in women. Some refer to treatment of hirsutism,[3‐13] others to acne, and few to female pattern hair loss (FPHL).[1,2] In all of them, the adverse effects reported are rare, mild, and usually transient. The most commonly referred in literature are headache, menstrual irregularities, dizziness, and increased body hair growth.[1,2]
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