Serum Vitamin D and Serum Ferritin Levels in Male Pattern Hair Loss: Is There a Role?

    July 2021 in “ Fayoum University Medical Journal ”
    Samar M.R. Tahlawy, Mohammed A. Alkhayat, Hassan Ali, Eman A.A. Samhoud
    TLDR Men with hair loss have lower vitamin D levels.
    The study aimed to evaluate serum vitamin D and ferritin levels in males with androgenetic alopecia compared to a control group. Conducted at Fayoum University Hospital, it included 60 male subjects, with 30 patients having androgenetic alopecia and 30 healthy volunteers as controls. The results indicated that vitamin D levels were significantly lower in patients with androgenetic alopecia, while there was no significant difference in ferritin levels between the two groups.
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