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A member asked:

Are there any good 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors that are natural products to treat female pattern alopecia ? shampoos, cleansers or caplets etc...

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No - beta-sitosterol: No -there are no 5-aris available indicated to treat female-patterned alopecia. As far as otc products, beta-sitosterol probably does have activity similar to the 5-aris, but is only 1/1000th as potent, and, again, is not indicated for female-patterned alopecia.

Answered 2/1/2014

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