Pharmacy Excellence: Male Hair Loss
Objectives
Overview
Why is male hair loss a problem?
Hair Growth Cycle
Hair Growth Cycle Video
Male Pattern Baldness
Treatment and management options
Finasteride
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Hair Growth Cycle
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Hair Growth Cycle
Hair growth happens in a cyclical process in your hair follicles. The cycle consists of four phases-anagen (growth), catagen (regression/transition), telogen (rest) and exogen (shedding). The whole cycle lasts for a few years for each of your hair strands on the scalp.
There are 4 stages of hair growth
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