NEW ORLEANS — If you are one of the millions of women who constantly try to camouflage their thinning hair, you are far from being alone. It has been decades since the FDA approved a new pill to help treat the condition.
A new medication is currently being studied in the New Orleans area, and you may qualify to participate in the clinical trial.
It’s something we have no control over, inheriting genetics that puts you at risk for thinning or losing your hair. Doctors call it androgenetic alopecia. It’s the number one cause of hair loss in the world, but you and I call it female pattern baldness or male pattern baldness. It affects 30 million women and 50 million men in the U.S…