Androgenetic Alopecia

Transgender and gender-diverse patients receiving masculinizing hormone therapy have 2.5 times the rate of androgenetic alopecia incidences compared with cisgender women, according to a study.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Women with skin of color experience higher prevalence in central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, leading to a need for clinical guidance, according to a speaker here.

Platelet-rich plasma treatment with 1,550 nm fractional erbium-glass laser treatment proved an effective combination in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia, according to a study.

Mesotherapy with dutasteride was effective and associated with no serious side effects in a cohort of patients with androgenetic alopecia, according to study findings.

Female pattern hair loss was common in postmenopausal women and was significantly associated with BMI, researchers found.

A 0.5 mg daily dose of oral dutasteride was superior to minoxidil and finasteride in total hair count at 24 weeks, according to findings of a study comparing multiple treatments for androgenetic alopecia.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video perspective from Maui Derm for Dermatologists, Jerry Shapiro, MD, FAAD, reviews treatment options for alopecia areata, androgenetic alopecia and frontal fibrosing alopecia.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Androgenetic alopecia has a negative impact on patients’ lives and many would be interested in a new therapeutic option, according to a survey presented at Maui Derm for Dermatologists.

Androgenetic alopecia was significantly associated with health-related quality of life but not with depressive symptoms, according to a study.

by Rodney Sinclair, MD