Placental extract injections in the treatment of loss of hair in women.
Placental extract injections were used with success in case of loss of hair in women during the period following confinement and outside this period. The overall rate of improvement was 74%; total recovery occurred in 43% of cases. In postpartum cases the rate of improvement was 91%, recovery 64%. The results obtained in 65 cases are reported. A double-blind study is planned.
D000505:Alopecia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D000728:Androgens / Q000009:adverse effects; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D010924:Placental Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy
D000728:Androgens; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D010924:Placental Extracts