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June 2011 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” Female pattern hair loss involves thinning hair on crown and frontal scalp, diagnosed by hair ratio, and treated with minoxidil, antiandrogens, or hair transplantation.
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April 2009 in “Dermatologic Surgery” TrichoScan helps identify subtle hair thinning in women with androgenetic alopecia.
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March 2017 in “International Journal of Women's Dermatology” Hormonal therapies help treat female hair loss, but results are slow and vary.
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July 2013 in “International Journal of Trichology” Trichoscopy effectively diagnoses early female hair loss, but may need scalp biopsy for confirmation.
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May 2016 in “Skin appendage disorders” Possible causes of female hair loss include androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, cicatricial alopecia, and alopecia areata incognita; diagnosis and treatment require dermoscopy and histopathology.