June 2023 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” Targeting IL-17 could help treat pattern hair loss.
June 2020 in “Medicina estética” More research is needed to find effective treatments for Female Pattern Hair Loss.
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February 2011 in “Annals of Oncology” Men who experienced baldness at age 20 may have double the risk of getting prostate cancer.
March 2026 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” VESALT improves alopecia areata assessment by including non-scalp areas and is reliable and user-friendly.
October 2024 in “Frontiers in Nutrition” Vitamin D deficiency is common in people with certain types of hair loss, like alopecia areata and female pattern hair loss.
September 2024 in “Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences” Female-pattern baldness is not linked to more migraines.
Oral minoxidil works as well as topical minoxidil for male pattern baldness.
The study aims to find the most effective treatments for male pattern baldness.
December 2022 in “Cureus” Low iron levels are linked to hair loss in women.
August 2021 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Children under 10 can experience hair thinning without hormone issues, and it may improve with treatment.
September 2015 in “SelfCare Journal” Two treatments for male pattern hair loss are minoxidil and finasteride, but they have side effects and may not satisfy everyone.
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May 1998 in “Urology” Men with enlarged prostates often have more severe baldness.
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October 1999 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Finasteride effectively treats male pattern hair loss with a 1 mg daily dose.
January 2018 in “Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego” Male pattern baldness may be an early sign of noncancerous prostate enlargement.
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October 1988 in “Clinics in Dermatology” The understanding of male-pattern baldness remains unclear.
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July 1987 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Stopping minoxidil treatment resumes balding; continuous use needed for results.
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November 2010 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Botox increased hair count in men with baldness and might work by improving scalp blood flow.
34 citations
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July 2011 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” Curcuma aeruginosa extract combined with minoxidil effectively treats male-pattern baldness.
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October 2002 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Use "female pattern hair loss" term, finasteride may help, more research needed.
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February 2016 in “Scandinavian journal of urology” Late puberty may slightly lower prostate cancer risk, baldness is not linked to overall risk but less so with aggressive types, ibuprofen use may increase risk, and vitamins show no effect on risk.
26 citations
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October 2018 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Regular use of sunscreen may be linked to frontal fibrosing alopecia.
25 citations
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January 1998 in “Dermatology” Male pattern hair loss negatively affects quality of life, but drug treatments can help.
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November 2012 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Both genetic and lifestyle factors significantly affect female hair loss.
20 citations
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August 2009 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Occipital scalp affects female hair loss; terminal/vellus ratio helps diagnose androgenetic alopecia.
19 citations
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November 2012 in “BJUI” Left-handed men experience more sexual side effects from finasteride treatment.
19 citations
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August 2000 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Minoxidil and finasteride can slow or halt hair loss, but may have side effects.
16 citations
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January 2000 in “Dermatology” Men with X-linked recessive ichthyosis can still experience male-pattern baldness.
14 citations
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September 1990 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Viprostol does not effectively promote hair growth in male pattern baldness.
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October 2007 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Alopecia in Burkina Faso mostly affects young people, often students, with common causes being tinea and alopecia areata.
10 citations
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August 2011 in “Clinics” The author clarified that Alopecia Areata Incognita (AAI) and diffuse Alopecia Areata (AA) are different conditions and the case discussed was actually AA, not AAI.