Hair loss help?

im having a hair loss issue... will taking biotin supplementation help me gain my hair back? will it cause hair to grow all over my body or just my head?Hair loss help?
Biotin (vitamin B7) a cofactor in mitochondrial energy transport (i.e. the citric acid/Krebs cycle) has long been purported to offer benefit in treating hair loss. And while biotin may be useful when incorporated into a treatment system, it has proven less than successful when used as a monotherapy against pattern hair loss.





Pointedly, a meaningful percentage of women experiencing hair loss are susceptible to the same androgenic cascade as men. This means that the same treatment choices that are useful in the setting of male hair loss can potentially offer utility for women.





However, this is where the picture becomes slightly more complex. Certain drugs and substances that block the androgenic hormonal pathways and thus blunt the associated hair loss can also precipitate feminizing side effects such as for example gynecomastia (breast enlargement). For obvious reasons, this would be an unacceptable endpoint for most men.





This also explains why some anti-androgenic drugs such as flutamide, spironolactone and others may be reasonable treatment choices for a woman whereas they would be contraindicated in a man.





For any person suffering hair loss, an important first step is to arrive at a definitive diagnosis. Ideally, this is a step which should be undertaken prior to initiating treatment of any kind.





Ultimately, whatever treatments are considered should also be supported with reasonable clinical and basic science data. While a number of treatment options against pattern hair loss do exist, biotin, as a monotherapy against pattern hair loss, does not meet the proven-efficacy challenge.





signed,





Geno Marcovici, Ph.D.


Chief Scientific Officer


HairGenesis


www.hairgenesis.com