FDA issues a class-wide safety alert for all testosterone-containing medical products

The FDA recently issued a class-wide safety alert for all testosterone-containing medical products. Not only is it associated with abuse and dependence, but it can have “serious adverse outcomes include heart attack, heart failure, stroke, depression, hostility, aggression, liver toxicity, and male infertility. Individuals abusing high doses of testosterone have also reported withdrawal symptoms, such as depression, fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite, decreased libido, and insomnia.”

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Medications for hair loss are not indicated for everyone. Each patient is different, and for some patients, finasteride is simply not their first choice or their only option. But for those who interested in using drugs like finasteride to keep their hair, this study should provide a welcome sigh of relief.

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A Buyers Guide To Deciding On A Hair Transplant Surgeon

Lately there has been extensive marketing of “New” or “Ground Breaking” Technology targeting prospective patients with unbelievable (and false) claims. It is critical you ask the doctor or consultant what is the doctor’s role when performing the surgery or if technicians will be performing it.

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A Young Man’s Guide to Hair Loss

By Sara Wasserbauer, MD I see a lot of patients for hair loss – over…

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The Safety of Finasteride for a Fetus: Separating the Online Myths from the Proven Record

A few years ago I had a patient see me about his hair loss with…

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FUE – follicular unit extraction versus FUT – follicular unit transplantation

With all the confusion and hype about FUE – follicular unit extraction versus FUT –…

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Hair’s the Question

Like all medical specialties, continuing education is critical. For over a year now, Dr. Wasserbauer has…

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Vitamin D – The New Baldness Cure?

New evidence for the benefits of vitamin D supplementation and the risks of having Vitamin…

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Can You Spot The Hair Transplanted Hairline?

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Wound Healing for the Hair Transplant Surgeon

Dr. Wasserbauer is a regular contributor to the Hair Transplant Forum International, a publication distributed…

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Will the Donor Hair from a Hair Transplant Ever Grow Back?

Dr. Wasserbauer answers patients questions in a series of video blogs. In this video she…

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Trying To Understand The Benefits of an FUE Hair Transplant

I really would like to have a hair transplant, but I’d prefer not to have…

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