Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Metabolic Syndrome, and Androgenic Alopecia: Is There a Possible Relationship?

    February 2016 in “ Arab journal of urology ”
    Naglaa Agamia, Tamer Abou Youssif, Abeer E. El-Hadidy, Amr Magdy El-Abd
    Studysummary This study found that patients with androgenetic alopecia had a higher incidence of metabolic syndrome and benign prostatic hyperplasia compared to those without the condition.
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