Is Androgenetic Alopecia Associated With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia? Analysis of 907 Patients

    April 2013 in “ The Journal of Urology ”
    João Alexandre Ribeiro Gonçalves Barbosa, Eduardo Muracca, lcio Nakano, Mario Paranhos, Paulo Cordeiro, Miguel Srougi, Alberto A. Antunes
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    TLDR Hair loss is linked to higher prostate-specific antigen levels and urinary symptoms, likely due to age.
    This document is a collection of abstracts from a urology journal. One study analyzed 907 patients to determine if there is an association between androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The study found that patients with AGA had higher log PSA and urinary symptoms more frequently than those without hair loss, most likely due to older age. Mean prostate weight was similar in both groups. Age, PSA, previous cardiovascular event, and waist-to-hip ratio were independent predictors of LUTS. Another study investigated the impact of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and visceral fat obesity on LUTS and clinical parameters in patients with BPH. The study found that AAC correlated with only objective parameters, while VFA correlated with only storage symptoms. The increase of visceral fat is a risk factor for storage symptoms rather than voiding symptoms. AAC and VFA affect subjective and objective parameters in patients with LUTS/BPH.
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