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January 2013 in “International Journal of Trichology” The BASP classification is effective for diagnosing pattern hair loss in Indian men and women.
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January 2023 in “Annals of Dermatology” Men with a family history of hair loss on their mother's side are more likely to have female pattern hair loss.
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January 2022 in “Aesthetic surgery journal” Extracellular vesicles may effectively treat hair loss with minimal side effects.
December 2021 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” Oxidative stress may worsen female pattern hair loss and could help track the disease and treatment.
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April 2015 in “American journal of biomedical sciences” Androgens play a key role in hair growth and disorders like baldness and excessive hairiness.
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January 1990 in “Clinical Endocrinology” Women with female pattern hair loss have higher levels of certain androgens, suggesting increased androgen exposure to hair follicles.
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January 2015 in “Journal of Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery” Hair transplantation is the best treatment for hair loss, with new technologies improving results, and stem cell and gene therapies may treat severe baldness in the future.
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December 2002 in “Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology” Male hormones, particularly DHT, are linked to male pattern hair loss, and treatments like finasteride can help, but they don't work for postmenopausal women's hair loss, which may have different causes.
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August 2016 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” The marine complex supplement significantly improved hair growth in men with thinning hair without adverse effects.
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December 2011 in “Advances in Urology” The document concludes that the 5 alpha-reductase enzymes are important in steroid metabolism and related to various human diseases, with inhibitors used to treat conditions like male pattern baldness and prostate issues.
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