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Minoxidil for Hair Loss
Why It Is Used
Minoxidil was originally used to treat Reference high blood pressure Opens New Window. It is now also used to treat inherited hair loss (Reference androgenetic alopecia Opens New Window), the most common cause of hair loss. And it is used to treat other causes of hair loss too.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 29, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
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