A 20-year-old member asked:

Hi.i'm 20 and having strong hair loss.my doctor advised me minoxi.is this medicine good?my blood analyses are well, my father lost hair at older age 30

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Minoxi is one of the: Treatments that is often effective. See this site for more information on this topic. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001177.htm.

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