Female Pattern Hair Loss
October 2002
in “
Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology
”
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Studysummary Use "female pattern hair loss" term, finasteride may help, more research needed. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
The article discusses the importance of using the term "female pattern hair loss" instead of "androgenetic alopecia" when referring to women's hair loss, as only a small subset of women with central scalp pattern hair loss have signs of hyperandrogenism. The article also highlights the potential efficacy of finasteride, a 5a-reductase inhibitor, in treating women with early-onset female pattern hair loss and hyperandrogenemia, but notes that a large, well-controlled trial is needed to confirm this. The article suggests that current treatment options for female pattern hair loss are limited and that more research is needed in this area.
