Terminal hair density at the vertex
Outcome measured in the 2024 JAMA Dermatology trial (Penha et al.), which showed a greater percentage increase with oral than with topical minoxidil at the vertex (+27.1%; 95% CI 6.5–47.8; P=0.005), the only significant difference in favour of oral treatment.
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