Early Androgenetic Alopecia and Insulin Resistance: A Case Control Study

January 2016 in “ Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology ”

Leelavathy Budamakuntla, Eswari Loganathan, Shankar Kumar, Shruthi Chikkaiah, Anju K. Radhakrish

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Studysummary This study reported that young males with early onset androgenetic alopecia had higher testosterone levels, but did not show a significant difference in insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome compared to controls.

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