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Minoxidil as you have correctly stated must never be used in pregnancy. The hormonal changes in pregnancy are excellent to support healthy hair growth for many women and generally even women with androgenetic alopecia notice an improvement. You can resume minoxidil after delivery according to your doctor's instructions.
I always tell pregnant women not to use any medications that might impact the baby. Although there are no known hormonal effects from minxodil, it is absorbed into the body and therefore could be harmful to a fetua
If you have thinning all over the scalp, you may in fact have diffuse unpatterned alopecia (DUPA). This is a form of androgenetic alopecia. Options for treating DUPA include minoxidil, finasteride, low level laser. Hair transplantation is never an option for most with DUPA. DHT is fairly un...
Clearly you will not get the type of medical advice that you dermatologist or internist will give you on a one-on-one consultation. I would like to call your attention; however, to a cosmetic treatment for thinning hair in women, something we do frequently when the thinning can't be addressed...
Your biggest enemy is the progressive thinning leading to a balding pattern that is not evident at this point in time. The degree of thinning that you are experiencing would suggest that you should seea doctor who most likely will get Bulk Measurements of your hair to determine the degree of t...