Androgenic alopecia or commonly known as hair loss is an unwelcome and involuntary phenomenon. Before switching to treating hair loss subject, lets take a look how normal hair grows.
The cycle of hair growth is from 2 to 3 years. During these time each hair grows per month. The percentage of the growing hair is about 90 percent. The remaining 10 percent is in the resting phase which leads to its fall out after a period of time, meaning about three months. Being aware of this information it is normal to loose some hair every day. However treating hear loss comes into the picture when the amount of shed hair becomes exaggerated. It is important, that the sooner you begin treating hair loss, the more probably you will have positive effect on this problem. Don’t pull off, because loosing hair for long time can cause irreversible damages, like damaging the hair follicles.
There are ways now treating hair loss, as shown below. These are some of the FDA approved methods, but do not forget: every body is unique and will react diverse to the treatment.
Rogaine, Regaine (trade name) contains Minodixil and is one of the methods of treating hair loss. First was used as on oral drug for high blood pressure treatment. Having this strange side-effect of amplifying hair growth now is used in treating hair loss. Its mechanism is not fully comprehended, but its effectiveness of fighting against hair loss is proven. Studies found treating hair loss with Minodixil is very efficient: a 5% mixture applied for 224 days amplified non-vellus hair counts.
Spironolactone know on the market as Aldactone, Aldactazide, Spirotone, Verospiron or Novo-Spiroton is a lactone drug, used treating heart failure and ascites. Treating hair loss with Spironolactone it is a good method for women, but can acne can also be treated by this medicine. Its efficacy is amplified combining with other diuretics, why on its own this drug is a weak diuretic.
An other way for treating hair loss is using Finasteride, commonly know on the market as Proscar, Fincar, Propecia, Finast, Finara, Finax, Finasterid Alternova. Studies about treating hair loss proved that using this synthetic drug orally, as a finasteride 1 mg pill, accomplished re-growth of hair. After a five years research scientist proved treating hair loss with Finasteride: half of men using the drug treatment observed progress in stopping hair loss and the other half had re-growth of hair. There is just a tiny little problem with treating hair loss with Finasteride: it has effect only when you are using it. After quitting treatment most of the patients had the same problem as before, so continuos use is recommended.
For women hormone replacement therapy would be an other way of treating hair loss. This therapy is commonly recommended during menopause with a C-21 steroid hormone present in the menstrual cycle - Progesterone – as pill and estrogens. These two are needed because they are missing in this period of time because of the menopause.