It’s time to clean up hair loss misinformation
When it comes to online hair loss advice, it’s hard to discern good information from misinformation.
Discussion boards like Reddit fixate on the emotions of hair loss… all while touting FDA-approved drugs as the only possible solutions. Natural hair loss websites fear-monger over the sexual side effects of finasteride… all while marketing their own “DHT reducers” allegedly devoid of such problems.
The truth is always somewhere in the middle. And natural versus conventional: it doesn’t matter. Marketers on both sides manipulate science to suit their own needs.
Example #1: selling nutritional supplements for hair loss
Marketers cite studies on malnourished populations to sell biotin to U.S. hair loss sufferers… but forget to say that biotin-related hair loss in the first world is extremely rare… or that hair loss from a nutrient deficiency is not the same as androgenic alopecia.
Example #2: misinterpreting mouse models for profit
Marketers reference studies on mice to sell you peppermint oil for hair loss… but don’t tell you that mouse models rarely translate to androgenic alopecia… or that those studies measured hair growth speed and not hair follicle proliferation.
Example #3: hair loss forums with conflicts of interest
Popular hair loss forums position themselves as open and resourceful… all while their moderators ban discussions about alternatives to hair transplants… especially if it threatens their commissions from transplant surgeons.
Example #4: misquoting finasteride’s sexual side effects
Doctors writing prescriptions say that less than 2% of finasteride users develop sexual side effects. Natural hair loss sites say that number exceeds 25%. Both parties are right and wrong. It all depends on your definition of “side effect” and which study you reference.
Hair regrowth is possible, with and without drugs
I’ve published five peer-reviewed papers on androgenic alopecia. I’ve researched hair loss for over a decade. What I can say is… There is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to hair thinning.
The right treatment depends entirely on your needs and preferences: your age, gender, hair loss type, and beyond. Do you want to take an all-natural approach? Do you want to try FDA-approved drugs? There are effective, evidence-based methods for both paths. You just need to be made aware of them.
It all starts with your access to unbiased information.
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In my first peer-reviewed paper, I wrote about the limitations of reducing DHT to reverse pattern hair loss. I also revealed targets beyond DHT that might reap better results. Today, many of our success stories have seen hair regrowth without ever using drugs.
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