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Is minoxidil 2 leads to facial hair growth?

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Normal_PersonJul 31, 2015

Is Mintop 2 % is advisable for female? I seeing more hair fall over this days my doctor suggest me to use mintop 2 but some of them saying mintop leads to facial hair for females. moreover I'm 23 in next 6 months I will get married, so i would like to save my hair as much as possible.

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