The study aims to find the most effective treatments for male pattern baldness.
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January 2015 in “Current problems in dermatology” This review discusses the evaluation and management of male baldness and related conditions, but reports no new clinical results.
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March 1999 in “PubMed” This article discusses the prevention and potential regrowth of common baldness using current treatments but reports no new clinical results.
January 2026 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venerology” This study found that androgenetic alopecia is associated with insulin resistance, elevated adipokines levels, and dyslipidemia in males, while female patients generally maintained a normal hormonal profile.
April 2024 in “Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal” This review summarizes existing knowledge on androgenetic alopecia, including its epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management, but presents no new research findings.
January 2023 in “Al-Azhar International Medical Journal (Print)” This pilot study found that using polydioxanone monofilament threads for scalp stringing resulted in significant hair regrowth and increased hair density in male patients with vertex androgenetic alopecia (crown baldness) over six months, showing favorable and promising outcomes.
January 2009 in “CRC Press eBooks” This review discusses the pathogenesis and patterns of androgenetic alopecia in men and suggests further research due to the condition's prevalence and implications; it reports no new clinical results.
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May 1998 in “Urology” This study demonstrates that patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia have a higher severity and frequency of male pattern baldness compared to a control group.
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August 2015 in “F1000Research” This study presents a new model for androgenetic alopecia progression, explaining diffuse hair loss in women through 3D reconstructions of the arrector pili muscle and its relationship with the hair follicle stem cell niche.
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June 2010 in “European Journal of Cancer” This study found that androgenic alopecia at an early age was associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer, contrary to assumptions about androgens' role.
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January 2002 in “Exogenous Dermatology” In this study, researchers reported that chronic UV exposure may contribute to androgenic alopecia progression by influencing hair cycle changes and exacerbating solar elastosis in the scalp.
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January 2015 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This letter discusses a case of erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp linked to topical latanoprost use for androgenetic alopecia, but reports no clinical results.
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June 2002 in “PubMed” This study found an association between vertex baldness and prostate cancer, especially for high-grade tumors in men aged 60-69, suggesting a possible shared androgen pathway.
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November 1993 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Some men can have female pattern baldness without hormonal abnormalities or signs of feminization.
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March 2018 in “BMC Cancer” This study found that androgenic alopecia was associated with a decreased risk of testicular germ cell tumors but a potential increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer.
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January 2018 in “Australasian Medical Journal” This meta-analysis reviewed observational studies and found that androgenic alopecia, particularly in younger men, may be associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
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September 2016 in “Dermatologic Surgery” New hair loss subtype found, mimics common baldness.
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December 2015 in “Vestnik dermatologii i venerologii” This article describes psycho-emotional disorders in patients with androgenetic alopecia and emphasizes the importance of identifying these conditions to improve medical care, without providing new experimental results.
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January 2021 in “European journal of medical and health sciences” This review proposes a treatment protocol for androgenetic alopecia using platelet-rich plasma, but reports no new clinical results, highlighting the need for standardized preparation and assessment methods.
July 2026 in “International Journal of Advanced Research in Science Communication and Technology” In this study, the BaldGraphFormer framework, integrating visual and clinical data, outperformed unimodal baselines in early-stage androgenetic alopecia detection, achieving an F1-score of 97.62% and macro-average AUC of 0.992, suggesting its potential to support dermatological decision-making and early intervention.
November 2025 in “Cancers” This study conducted a meta-analysis and found that men with both frontal and vertex male pattern baldness have a slightly increased risk of developing prostate cancer, though most data was from Caucasian populations and effect modification by genetic variations was not assessed.
October 2024 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This study found distinct proteomic differences between male and female androgenetic alopecia, highlighting sex-specific molecular pathways and potential biomarkers for pattern hair loss.
June 2023 in “Brazilian Journal of Health Review” This review discusses the characteristics, causes, diagnosis, and treatment options for androgenetic alopecia and emphasizes the importance of managing expectations due to the variability in therapeutic outcomes.
This review suggests that blood pressure differences among Afro-Caribbean and African communities may involve genetic factors as much as, or more than, salt intake, with no new clinical results reported.
July 2022 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This article reviews various aspects of androgenetic alopecia, from its historical perceptions to current understanding and treatments, without providing new clinical results.
October 2017 in “World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences” This study found that combination therapy involving Minoxidil, Finasteride, or Saw palmetto with a dermaroller showed good to excellent results in male pattern baldness and moderate response in female pattern baldness over six months.
June 2016 in “International journal of recent surgical and medical science” This study found that early-onset male androgenetic alopecia was associated with a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome compared to age-matched controls.
This study found that vertex pattern androgenetic alopecia was significantly associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, whereas any pattern of the condition did not show a significant risk increase.
This study found that daily application of the herbal mixture Xiantene significantly increased hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia by prolonging the anagen phase, potentially slowing or reversing hair loss.
January 2004 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This study found significant differences in serum total lipid, phospholipid, and triglyceride levels between patients with androgenetic alopecia and those without but no differences in LDL, HDL, or total cholesterol.