Female Pattern Hair Loss, Sebum Excretion, and the End-Organ Response to Androgens

    October 2005 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    M.P. Birch, Hany Lashen, Shyam S. Agarwal, Andrew G. Messenger
    Studysummary This study found that sebum excretion is not increased in women with female pattern hair loss, suggesting nonandrogenic factors may contribute to hair loss in some women without hirsutism.
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