How Does Aldactone Work?
Aldactone is basically a potassium-sparing water pill which is used for the removal of excess fluid from the blood stream and tissues. Since it also inhibits aldosterone, it is also used for the treatment of high blood pressure and hypertension. Since it is an anti-androgen, it can also be used for treating female hair loss. Let me tell you how it works. Though testosterone is essentially a male hormone, but it is also present in women in small amounts. When the levels of hormones fluctuate due to menopause or any other reasons, the levels of estrogen declines. Estrogen is mainly responsible for blocking the androgens and preventing them from binding to the receptors in hair follicles. When there is a dip in the levels of estrogen, the testosterone levels increase. This causes an increase in the levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Once testosterone is converted into DHT, it binds together with the androgen receptors and causes pattern hair loss or androgenetic alopecia in women. Since
