Clinical Study of Androgenic Alopecia in 148 Patients
January 2012
in “
Guangdong Medical Journal
”
TLDR Family history affects onset and severity of androgenic alopecia, but treatment success depends more on therapy duration.
The study investigated the clinical characteristics of androgenic alopecia in 148 patients over three years. It found that the condition typically began between ages 15 and 25 and was significantly correlated with family history, which also influenced the onset age and severity. Elevated plasma dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels were observed in 80.41% of patients. The treatment with finasteride showed an overall effectiveness rate of 88.98%, while the positive light hair-pull test rate was 22.97%. The study concluded that while family history affected the onset and severity, the efficacy of treatment was more related to the duration of therapy rather than family history.
