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    Glossary Female Pattern Hair Loss

    genetic and hormonal hair thinning on women's crown and frontal scalp

    Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL), also known as female androgenetic alopecia, is a common form of hair loss in women characterized by a diffuse thinning of hair on the crown and frontal scalp while maintaining the frontal hairline. It is often linked to genetic and hormonal factors, particularly the influence of androgens, and can begin as early as the late teens or early twenties, progressively worsening with age.

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    1. Hair density, hair diameter and the prevalence of female pattern hair loss British Journal of Dermatology · 2001 · 234 citations
    2. Female pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2001 · 226 citations
    3. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 5% and 2% topical minoxidil solutions in the treatment of female pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2004 · 219 citations
    4. Medical treatments for male and female pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 212 citations
    5. Evaluation and treatment of male and female pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2004 · 203 citations
    6. Prevalence of Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss in Maryborough Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2005 · 193 citations
    7. Treatment of female pattern hair loss with oral antiandrogens British Journal of Dermatology · 2005 · 179 citations
    8. Finasteride Treatment of Female Pattern Hair Loss Archives of Dermatology · 2006 · 108 citations
    9. Follicular miniaturization in female pattern hair loss: clinicopathological correlations British Journal of Dermatology · 2006 · 100 citations
    10. Female Pattern Hair Loss: a clinical and pathophysiological review Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia · 2015 · 91 citations
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    1. I’m crashing out (female pattern hair loss) Reddit · 26 Aug 2026
    2. Clascoterone might be the Finasteride for female pattern hair loss. Reddit · 28 Jul 2026
    3. Spironolactone VS dutasteride for female pattern hair loss Reddit · 7 Sept 2024
    4. Do I Disagree With Dr. Who Says Hair Loss Cause is Female Pattern Baldness and not Iron Deficiency? (25 Female) Reddit · 16 Oct 2020
    5. I’m female, but I'm losing hair in a male pattern baldness pattern Reddit · 24 May 2024
    6. I have female pattern hairloss at 18 and stuck between PRP and minoxidil Reddit · 4 Sept 2026
    7. Low iron and hair loss connection Reddit · 15 May 2024
    8. Fun thought experiment about halting hair loss permamently Reddit · 6 May 2024
    9. 57% increased chance of pattern hair loss independently associated with the consumption of sugary beverages in men (p<0.001). Reddit · 7 Jan 2024
    10. Hairloss Guidance - Female ( FPHL + TE) Reddit · 20 Sept 2026
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    Learn 10 of 21

    1. Hair Multiplication extract, clone, and reinsert your own hair cells
    2. Adenosine Molecule the body uses for energy, used as a cosmetic hair-lotion ingredient
    3. Dexpanthenol Provitamin B5, a moisturiser in hair and skin products
    4. Cetirizine Antihistamine allergy medicine
    5. Spironolactone Blood-pressure and diuretic drug with anti-androgen effects
    6. Minoxidil Vasodilator used on the scalp and, at low doses, as a tablet
    7. Dutasteride 5-alpha reductase inhibitor that blocks both enzyme types, a stronger DHT blocker than finasteride
    8. Bicalutamide Nonsteroidal anti-androgen, originally a prostate cancer drug
    9. Baricitinib JAK inhibitor pill used for severe alopecia areata
    10. Estradiol Estrogen hormone, prescribed in tablet, patch and gel forms
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