Serum Androgens and Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels in Androgenetic Alopecia: Is There a Difference Between Frontal and Vertex Baldness?

December 2017 in “ Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”

Anna Lis-Święty, Hubert Arasiewicz, Irmina Ranosz-Janicka, Ligia Brzezińska-Wcisło

androgenetic alopecia frontal baldness vertex baldness serum androgen levels prostate-specific antigen dihydrotestosterone testosterone AGA PSA DHT T

TLDR Vertex baldness has higher DHT levels than frontal baldness, but testosterone and PSA levels are similar.

The study aimed to investigate the difference in serum androgen levels and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels between men with frontal and vertex baldness caused by androgenetic alopecia (AGA). The study found that men with vertex baldness had higher serum levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) than those with frontal baldness, but there were no significant differences in serum testosterone (T) or PSA levels between the two groups. The study suggests that higher DHT levels may be associated with vertex baldness, but further research is needed to confirm this finding.

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