Androgenetic Alopecia: A Chronic or Pubertal Onset Disease Retarded by Blood Donation

The study conducted 5 years ago on 80 individuals with androgenetic alopecia and 80 healthy controls found that patients with this condition had significantly higher counts of red blood cells, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, white blood cells, lymphocytes, and total iron binding capacity. Conversely, platelet counts were significantly lower in these patients. The study concluded that androgenetic alopecia is a chronic, immunologic, and slowly progressing disorder triggered in the pubertal period by androgen secretion. The researchers suggested that the condition may be improved by prescription of iron tablets, platelet transfusion, and anti-inflammation therapy.