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Whether you are male or female, if you have experienced thinning hair for whatever reason, you would at some point have  heard of an alleged hair loss cure-all generally known as "Nioxin".

Nioxin and its shampoo based products is however not a  medically recognised treatment for any form of hair loss, including Male Pattern Balding.

As of this writing, there are only three FDA approved treatments for Male Pattern Baldness, being (i) Minoxidil (commonly known as Rogaine), Finasteride (commonly known as Propecia), and Low Level Laser Therapy. All these treatments have been approved because they have been verified as having some effect (on most, but not all men) in reducing or halting the pace of Male Pattern hair loss, however they are not approved for hair regrowth, although some minimal regrowth has been observed with all three treatments.

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I'm thinning. Such a dramatic realisation hit me like a cold shower in December: unwelcome and harsh. It's the painful ill fortune of such calamity, a stark and unforgiving tale of life.

Why me? I question, as I awaken hunched under the falling water that is my life, why must someone so young endure such hardship?

It saw me through my teenage years: a canvas of expression. Atop my sullen teenage face, tired and loathing, was a dark mop of mouldable wonder - I used to spend hours straightening it, waxing it, sculpting it, caressing it. Now, I cannot: my hair is slowly diminishing.

At the tender age of 22, I am the cold recipient of 'male pattern baldness', and I'm far, far too young to have to deal with a hairless life, too young to accept or acknowledge the suitably stereotyped 30-plus catastrophe.

Scouring the web for information on how to stop this disastrous loss has proven to be a burden - and a horrible way to spend an evening. Typing 'baldness prevention' into Google did not provide good news.

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In a recent episode of the Dr. Oz Show, hair industry expert Tabatha Coffey reveals strategies to prevent baldness, grey hair and more. With 30 years of hair-raising experience and her own TV show, Tabatha Coffey reveals secret strategies everyone needs to know as part of their hair care routine to prevent going bald, going grey and other conditions associated with aging hair.

Tabatha Coffey is known as THE hair industry mogul people go to for hair concerns that their doctor do not address. She is the author of a tell-all book titled “It’s not really about the hair” and has her own TV show “Tabatha Takes Over” on Bravo. Her mission in life is to help others find their dream hair.

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