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    Glossary Hair Loss Patterns

    specific ways hair loss manifests on the scalp

    Hair loss patterns refer to the specific ways in which hair loss manifests on the scalp, often influenced by genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors. Common patterns include male-pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia), which typically starts with a receding hairline and thinning at the crown, and female-pattern baldness, which usually presents as overall thinning without a receding hairline. Understanding these patterns helps in diagnosing the type of alopecia and determining appropriate treatment options.

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    1. Evaluation and treatment of male and female pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2004 · 203 citations
    2. The Effect of Autologous Activated Platelet Rich Plasma (AA-PRP) Injection on Pattern Hair Loss: Clinical and Histomorphometric Evaluation BioMed Research International · 2014 · 183 citations
    3. Efficacy and Safety of a Low-level Laser Device in the Treatment of Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss: A Multicenter, Randomized, Sham Device-controlled, Double-blind Study American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2014 · 147 citations
    4. A new classification of pattern hair loss that is universal for men and women: Basic and specific (BASP) classification Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2007 · 125 citations
    5. Possible mechanisms of miniaturization during androgenetic alopecia or pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2001 · 116 citations
    6. The effect of CD34+ cell-containing autologous platelet-rich plasma injection on pattern hair loss: a preliminary study Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2012 · 88 citations
    7. Current and novel methods for assessing efficacy of hair growth promoters in pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2003 · 86 citations
    8. Pattern Hair Loss in Men Dermatologic Clinics · 2012 · 58 citations
    9. Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Pattern Hair Loss American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2016 · 42 citations
    10. Up-to-date Clinical Trials of Hair Regeneration Using Conditioned Media of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss Current stem cell research & therapy · 2017 · 30 citations
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    1. Pattern hair loss before the age of 35 is associated with higher chances of prostate cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic syndrome later in life Reddit · 7 Jun 2026
    2. What do you think about this? he says one of the causes of pattern hair loss is scars and it can be fixed Reddit · 24 May 2026
    3. 57% increased chance of pattern hair loss independently associated with the consumption of sugary beverages in men (p<0.001) Pt 2 Reddit · 29 Jul 2024
    4. 57% increased chance of pattern hair loss independently associated with the consumption of sugary beverages in men (p<0.001). Reddit · 7 Jan 2024
    5. Zinc Pyrithione for pattern hair loss. Reddit · 7 Oct 2020
    6. Dental technician is convinced that he has found the cause of pattern hair loss Reddit · 8 Aug 2024
    7. What hair loss pattern is this? Community · 1 Dec 2025
    8. Weird Hair Loss Pattern – Worth a Biopsy? Community · 16 Jun 2025
    9. I have female pattern hairloss at 18 and stuck between PRP and minoxidil Reddit · 4 Sept 2026
    10. I’m crashing out (female pattern hair loss) Reddit · 26 Aug 2026
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    1. Hair Multiplication extract, clone, and reinsert your own hair cells
    2. SCUBE3 Signalling protein made in the hair follicle
    3. Adenosine Molecule the body uses for energy, used as a cosmetic hair-lotion ingredient
    4. Dexpanthenol Provitamin B5, a moisturiser in hair and skin products
    5. Clascoterone Topical androgen-receptor blocker, approved as an acne cream
    6. Cetirizine Antihistamine allergy medicine
    7. Latanoprost Prostaglandin eye drop used for glaucoma
    8. Spironolactone Blood-pressure and diuretic drug with anti-androgen effects
    9. Minoxidil Vasodilator used on the scalp and, at low doses, as a tablet
    10. Finasteride Popular 5-alpha reductase inhibitor that lowers DHT, taken as a pill or used topically
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