title: Interventions for Female Pattern Hair Loss.
abstract: Which interventions are effective and safe for treating female pattern hair loss (FPHL)?
  
  
  
  There was low- to moderate-quality evidence that topical minoxidil (2% and 5%) was associated with improvements in FPHL. There was low-quality evidence that finasteride was no more effective than placebo. There were inconsistent results from studies that laser devices were effective, but total hair count increased compared with baseline (moderate- to low-quality evidence). Most treatments were not associated with higher adverse event rates than placebo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Esther J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: van Zuuren
authors.affiliation: Bahrain Branch of Cochrane, Awali, Bahrain.
authors.forename: Zbys
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fedorowicz
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia; D005260:Female; D018120:Finasteride; D006197:Hair / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008914:Minoxidil
chemical_list: D018120:Finasteride; D008914:Minoxidil