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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. Hair Loss Pattern due to Chemotherapy-Induced Anagen Effluvium: A Cross-Sectional Observation Dermatology · 2007 · 53 citations
    2. Relationship between Illness Behavior and Hair Loss Pattern According to the Basic and Specific (BASP) Classification Annals of Dermatology · 2023 · 1 citations
    3. Recalcitrant Female Pattern Hair Loss Like Alopecia Unveils Unexpected Rare Entity Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2025
    4. Revised NPRT Classification System Encompasses Additional Patterns of Male and Female Hair Loss Hair transplant forum international · 2020
    5. The Female Pattern Hair Loss: Review of Etiopathogenesis and Diagnosis BioMed Research International · 2014 · 35 citations
    6. Assessment of Occipital Involvement Among a Large Population of Females with Pattern Hair Loss in Saudi Arabia Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2023
    7. Finasteride in the treatment of men with frontal male pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1999 · 187 citations
    8. Management of Advanced Hair Loss Patterns Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America · 2013 · 5 citations
    9. New pattern hair loss in young Turkish women; What's wrong in their daily life? Skin Research and Technology · 2019 · 3 citations
    10. Prevalence of female pattern hair loss in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study Menopause · 2022 · 2 citations
    11. Unique Presentations of Female Pattern Hair Loss Evident in Asian and Black Women Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2024
    12. Analysis of 72,469 UK Biobank exomes links rare variants to male-pattern hair loss Nature Communications · 2023
    13. The efficacy of the combination of topical minoxidil and oral spironolactone compared with the combination of topical minoxidil and oral finasteride in women with androgenic alopecia, female and male hair loss patterns: A blinded randomized clinical trial Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology · 2023
    14. Frequency of Different Pattern of Hair Loss in Pakistani Men Using BASP Classification Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences · 2021
    15. Female pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2001 · 226 citations
    16. Male and female pattern hair loss: Treatable and worth treating Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine · 2021 · 11 citations
    17. Exploring the Medication Pattern of Externally Used Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound for Hair Loss in the National Patent Database Based on R Language Data Mining 2025
    18. Association between sleep patterns, circadian rhythms, and hair loss in young adults Chronobiology International · 2025
    19. Association of Risk Factors with Female Pattern Hair Loss Medicine today · 2024
    20. Trichoscopic Features in Female Pattern Hair Loss: 1-Year Hospital-Based Cross-sectional Study Clinical dermatology review (Print) · 2024
    21. Clinical and Trichoscopic Patterns of Hair Loss in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and its Correlation with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) 2018
    22. Development and initial validation of a modified Sinclair scale for female pattern hair loss in men Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2021
    23. Pattern hair loss: Pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, and management 2015
    24. 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
    25. The importance of dual 5α-reductase inhibition in the treatment of male pattern hair loss: Results of a randomized placebo-controlled study of dutasteride versus finasteride Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2006 · 215 citations
    26. 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
    27. The current role of laser/light sources in the treatment of male and female pattern hair loss Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy · 2007 · 68 citations
    28. Fractional Photothermolysis Laser Treatment of Male Pattern Hair Loss Dermatologic Surgery · 2010 · 50 citations
    29. Prevalence of Male Pattern Hair Loss in 18–49 Year Old Men Dermatologic Surgery · 1998 · 50 citations
    30. Use of Finasteride in the Treatment of Men With Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Hair Loss) Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2003 · 38 citations