Purpose Androgenetic alopecia, commonly known as male pattern baldness, is the most
common type of progressive hair loss disorder in men. The aim of this paper is to review …

Androgens are required for sexual hair and sebaceous gland development. However,
pilosebaceous unit (PSU) growth and differentiation require the interaction of androgen with …

Despite the discovery of 5 alpha‐reduction as an enzymatic step in steroid metabolism in
1951, and the discovery that dihydrotestosterone is more potent than testosterone in 1968 …

Platelet rich plasma (PRP) was tested as a potential therapy for androgenetic alopecia
(AGA) through two different clinical protocols in which one population (18 participants) …

Male and female pattern hair loss affects a large percentage of the population, and patients
frequently present for treatment of this to their dermatologist. Here we review the many …

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BACKGROUND: Male pattern hair loss (MPHL) is a potentially reversible condition in which
dihydrotestosterone is an important etiologic factor. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to evaluate …

Context Androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of alopecia in men. Objective To
determine the efficacy and safety of finasteride therapy for patients with androgenetic …

Androgens have profound effects on scalp and body hair in humans. Scalp hair grows
constitutively in the absence of androgens, while body hair growth is dependent on the …

Twenty years ago, there were neither specific treatments available for pattern hair loss nor
full understanding of the pathophysiology of this common disorder. Male pattern hair loss …