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Most American men experience hair loss by age 50, with limited effective treatments available and new options not expected soon.
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January 2012 in “Springer eBooks” The document concludes that signs of male and female pattern baldness include uneven hair thickness, yellow spots, skin discoloration around hair follicles, more thin and soft hairs, and many hair follicles with just one hair.
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January 2007 in “Archives of Andrology” Finasteride may negatively affect male fertility.
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