Low Risk of Hypotension in Women Treated with Spironolactone for Hair Loss

Low Risk of Hypotension in Women Treated with Spironolactone for Hair Loss

Authors

  • Rachel C Hill Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
  • Yu Wang Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest, NC
  • Bilal Shaikh Weill Cornell Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Sciences, New York, NY
  • Michael M. Ong Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
  • Paul J. Christos Weill Cornell Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Sciences, New York, NY
  • Shari R. Lipner Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Dermatology, New York, NY

Keywords:

spironolactone, hypotension, blood pressure monitoring, alopecia, androgenetic aloecia

References

Desai D, Nohria A, Sikora M, et al. Examining blood pressure changes with spironolactone for alopecia: A retrospective analysis. J Am Acad Dermatol. Published online August 27, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2024.07.1523

Hill RC, Wang Y, Shaikh B, Ong M, Christos PJ, Lipner SR. Spironolactone treatment for dermatologic indications is not associated with hypotension in a single-center retrospective study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024;90(6):1245-1247. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2024.01.057

Sinclair R, Wewerinke M, Jolley D. Treatment of female pattern hair loss with oral antiandrogens. Br J Dermatol. 2005;152(3):466-473. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06218.x

Burns LJ, De Souza B, Flynn E, Hagigeorges D, Senna MM. Spironolactone for treatment of female pattern hair loss. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020;83(1):276-278. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.087

James JF, Jamerson TA, Aguh C. Efficacy and safety profile of oral spironolactone use for androgenic alopecia: A systematic review. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022;86(2):425-429. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2021.07.048

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Published

2025-07-31

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2025): 2025 Vol 15, No 3 | July

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Research Letter

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Copyright (c) 2025 Rachel C Hill, Yu Wang, Bilal Shaikh, Michael M. Ong, Paul J. Christos, Shari R. Lipner

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Hill RC, Wang Y, Shaikh B, Ong MM, Christos PJ, Lipner SR. Low Risk of Hypotension in Women Treated with Spironolactone for Hair Loss. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2025;15(3):5337. doi:10.5826/dpc.1503a5337

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