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How Can Hair Loss Be Treated?

Hi, I have been having a lot of thinning hair problem far before my pregnancy. Now I 3 months postpartum and I wanted to start using minoxidil solution 2% topical use on my scalp only the mL dosage. However I am also breastfeeding. I usually breastfeed 6-7 hours after I used the solution do you think this safe ?
Fri, 18 Aug 2017
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Minoxidil is secreted in breast milk. That means there are small amount of risk related.
It comes under the category of C means no side effect has been found in humans but during animal trials these where having side effect.
As topical agent there is minimum concentration of minoxidil in breast-feeding and it is considered to be safe. You can use the agent but there may be risk associated which you need to avoid if possible.
Hope this answer will help you.
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How Can Hair Loss Be Treated?

Hello Welcome to Healthcaremagic.com. Minoxidil is secreted in breast milk. That means there are small amount of risk related. It comes under the category of C means no side effect has been found in humans but during animal trials these where having side effect. As topical agent there is minimum concentration of minoxidil in breast-feeding and it is considered to be safe. You can use the agent but there may be risk associated which you need to avoid if possible. Hope this answer will help you. Regards ..............