Describe Why Finasteride (Propecia)is Not Approved to Treat Hair Loss

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Essay

Describe why finasteride (Propecia)is not approved to treat hair loss in women and what precautions they must take.

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Definitions:

Protanopia

A type of color blindness characterized by the inability to distinguish between colors within the green-red spectrum due to the absence of red photoreceptors in the eyes.

Pulse Oximetry

Measuring the oxygen saturation of arterial blood in a subject by utilizing a sensor attached typically to a finger, toe, or ear to determine the percentage of oxyhemoglobin in blood pulsating through a network of capillaries and that typically sounds an alarm if the blood saturation becomes less than optimal.

Oxygen Saturation

The percentage of hemoglobin binding sites in the bloodstream occupied by oxygen, an important indicator of respiratory function.

Ishihara Method

A test for color blindness that uses a series of plates with colored dots to form numbers or shapes distinguishable only to those with normal color vision.