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Expert Opin Pharmacother
January 2025
Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Introduction: BPH/male LUTS is a prevalent condition in the aging male population with multifactorial pathophysiology. Pharmacotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment in patients who fail conservative treatment. 5-α-Reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) are the only class of medication shown to reduce the risk of acute retention and BPH-related surgery and, thus, are commonly used along with other "short acting" medications in combination treatments.
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January 2025
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Faculty of Medicine (Girls), Al-Azhar University, 53, New Cairo, 3rd Zone Fifth, Settlement, Cairo, Egypt.
Androgenic alopecia (AGA) is the most common form of non-scarring hair loss, characterized by marked hair follicle miniaturization. AGA is a challenging skin condition with limited treatment results. Laser light can promote hair growth at specific wavelengths.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Food
January 2025
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Millions of men and women suffer from alopecia, especially androgenic alopecia (AGA), which is considered the most common form of hair loss. The available treatments for hair loss include multiple approaches, with the most popular being synthetic drugs including minoxidil and finasteride, in addition to natural products. However, synthetic drugs have shown many undesirable side effects, on the contrary, the specifications of the commonly used natural drugs have not been reported in most of the previous studies, despite the high market preference for them.
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January 2025
Department of Veterinary Tissue Engineering, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a distressing health problem that can cause serious complications in aging men. Androgens are implicated in the causation of BPH. Portulaca oleracea (PO) is a natural product with diverse pharmacological effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Family Med Prim Care
November 2024
Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
5 Alpha Reductase Inhibitor (ARI) is a widely used class of medication; for benign prostatic hypertrophy, androgenetic alopecia and hirsutism. While generally considered safe, ARIs class of medication does have a number of side effects, which can sometimes persist long after discontinuation of the medication. Since this class of medication is generally thought of as being benign, it can be overlooked as a potential cause of new clinical symptoms patients might experience.
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