Association Between Psychosocial Distress, Sexual Disorders, Self-Esteem, and Quality of Life With Male Androgenetic Alopecia: A Population-Based Study With Men at Age 46

This study examined the relationship between androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and psychosocial well-being in 892 men aged 46 from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. AGA was found in 68.5% of participants, with 27.8% experiencing severe AGA. The research revealed no significant link between AGA and depression, anxiety, quality of life, self-esteem, or sexual symptoms. Although men with severe AGA reported lower sexual activity, this was not statistically significant. The study's strengths include its large, unselected population and professional AGA diagnosis, but its findings are limited to Caucasian middle-aged men. Further studies are suggested to validate these results.