How to Use anagen in a Sentence

anagen

noun
  • The first is the anagen or growth phase.
    — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The anagen phase is where all visible growth occurs.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The follicle first actively grows for around 30 days in the anagen phase.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 17 June 2026
  • Capixyl increases the anagen (growth) phase, which boosts hair growth and promotes thicker, healthier hair.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 27 May 2026
  • During anagen, cells at the base of the follicle divide rapidly, pushing the hair shaft outward at roughly half an inch per month on a healthy scalp.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Mice have distinct hair growth cycles – growth (anagen), regression (catagen), and rest (telogen).
    — New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
  • After several months, the old hair is shed, the follicle reactivates and a new anagen cycle begins.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Hair growth happens on a cycle over several months and this type of hair loss causes hair to move from the anagen (growth) phase to the telogen (rest) phase, causing hair shedding.
    — Brianna Peters, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Genetics largely determines the baseline length of the anagen phase in different body regions.
    — Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In contrast, follicles in other body regions—such as the arms, legs, eyebrows, and trunk—have much shorter anagen phases, often lasting only weeks to a few months.
    — Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Each hair follicle cycles through growth (anagen), transition (catagen), and rest (telogen) phases.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Minoxidil works by prolonging the anagen phase, allowing hair to grow longer and fuller before transitioning into the rest period.
    — Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Taking minoxidil orally can support the hair follicle cycle and trigger anagen (the resting phase) prematurely.
    — Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Minoxidil works by prolonging the anagen phase, allowing hair to grow longer and fuller before eventually transitioning into the rest period.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Otherwise known as anagen effluvium, hair loss occurs when there’s something that’s preventing your hair from growing, according to the AAD.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In scalp hair follicles, the anagen phase can persist for several years, allowing continuous elongation of the hair shaft before the follicle transitions to catagen and telogen.
    — Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
  • By revitalizing dormant follicles and promoting the transition from the telogen phase back to anagen, minoxidil reduces the overall quantity of hair lost.
    — Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • While anagen duration is largely inherited, factors like nutrition, stress, and hormones significantly influence hair health and loss, with androgens notably shortening scalp hair's growth phase.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • By revitalizing dormant follicles and promoting the transition from the telogen phase back to anagen, the Minoxidil hair regrowth treatment reduces the overall quantity of hair lost.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Defining Telogen Effluvium Telogen effluvium is triggered by a shift in hairs from the anagen—or actively growing—phase, to the telogen, or resting, phase.
    — Jana Pollack, Parents, 28 May 2026
  • The duration and regulation of the anagen, catagen, and telogen phases are influenced by a combination of genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors.
    — Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026

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