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We compared the therapeutic impact of topical finasteride (1\u20134 sprays of 0.25% topical finasteride solution daily for 12 months), oral finasteride (2.5 mg oral finasteride once daily for 12 months), and topical minoxidil (1 mL of topical minoxidil 5% twice daily for 12 months) in postmenopausal women with AGA. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Methods:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; We conducted Bayesian network meta-analyses of individual patient-level data insofar as four clinically relevant endpoints, namely, 12-month change in (1) total hair density, (2) hair diameter, (3) clinical photographs, and (4) patients\u2019 opinion of efficacy. Data were obtained through medical charts. Regimens\u2019 surface under the cumulative ranking distribution (SUCRA) values and relative effects \u2013 as per odds ratios \u2013 were computed. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Results:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; As per SUCRA, the most and least effective regimens \u2013 across the four outcomes \u2013 were oral finasteride, and topical finasteride, respectively; however, no significant statistical differences were found (i.e., &lt;i&gt;p &amp;gt;&lt;\/i&gt; 0.05). &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Conclusion:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; Oral finasteride is ranked more effective than the topical forms of minoxidil and finasteride; however, more studies are needed to confirm this result. <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1159\/000538621","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,29]],"date-time":"2024-04-29T21:00:29Z","timestamp":1714424429000},"page":"293-300","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["The Comparative Effects of Monotherapy with Topical Minoxidil, Oral Finasteride, and Topical Finasteride in Postmenopausal Women with Pattern Hair Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study"],"prefix":"10.1159","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Michela Valeria Rita","family":"Starace","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aditya K.","family":"Gupta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mary A.","family":"Bamimore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mesbah","family":"Talukder","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Federico","family":"Quadrelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bianca Maria","family":"Piraccini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"127","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/09546634.2021.1945527"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/09546634.2021.1959506"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.17219\/acem\/157990"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3758\/bf03193146"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/rssa.12579"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3352\/jeehp.2013.10.12"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jdv.17738"}],"container-title":["Skin Appendage Disorders"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/karger.com\/sad\/article-pdf\/10\/4\/293\/4261353\/000538621.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/karger.com\/sad\/article-pdf\/10\/4\/293\/4261353\/000538621.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,23]],"date-time":"2025-04-23T15:14:29Z","timestamp":1745421269000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/karger.com\/article\/doi\/10.1159\/000538621"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024]]},"references-count":7,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,5]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,6]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/000538621","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["2296-9195","2296-9160"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2296-9195","type":"print"},{"value":"2296-9160","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024]]}}}