Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics and Condition of the Hormonal Status in Women with Androgenetic Alopecia

April 2014 in “ The FASEB Journal ”

Gulnar Batpenova, Zulfiya Dzhetpisbaeva, Tatiyana Tarkina, Aliya Kazieva, Aigul Abduldayeva

androgenetic alopecia hormonal status puberty pregnancy childbirth dermatological examinations seborrhea acne menstrual cycle disruptions oligomenorrhea infertility hyperandrogenism steroid hormone levels blood serum hair loss hormones skin symptoms menstrual issues hormone levels

TLDR Women with androgenetic alopecia often have other symptoms of high androgen levels, requiring further hormone testing.

The study aimed to investigate the clinical history and hormonal characteristics of women with androgenetic alopecia. Since 2007, 12 women aged 20 to 45 were observed, with an average age of 25.3 years. Most women (66.7%) linked the onset of alopecia to puberty, while others associated it with pregnancy and childbirth. Dermatological examinations revealed that 57.3% had only androgenetic alopecia, while 41.7% had additional skin symptoms of androgens. Seborrhea was observed in 60% of those with combined androgenetic alopecia, and 40% had acne. Menstrual cycle disruptions were found in 33.3% of patients, including cases of oligomenorrhea and infertility. The study concluded that the presence of other hyperandrogenism symptoms necessitates further investigation of steroid hormone levels in the blood serum.

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