September 2025 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This systematic review observed that most studies found a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women with female androgenetic alopecia, suggesting it may be a marker for metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular risk, though some regional studies reported no significant association.
August 2025 in “Annals of African Medicine”
January 2024 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” This study found that women with FPHL may have an increased cardiovascular risk, as indicated by associations with metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and elevated biochemical markers.
October 2016 in “Journal of Dermatology and Cosmetic” November 2015 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” March 2022 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” January 2022 in “Advances in Clinical Medicine” September 2020 in “Georg Thieme Verlag eBooks” This chapter discusses the use of microneedling with PRP injection for hair growth stimulation in various types of alopecia, but it reports no new clinical outcomes.
January 2019 in “日本皮膚科学会雑誌” October 2018 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This summary of the Dermatologic Surgery journal describes its scope in providing extensive information on various types of dermatologic surgery, but it reports no specific new research findings.
January 2018 in “프로그램북(구 초록집)”
March 2017 in “Journal of Dermatology” This article is a letter discussing variations in male sex hormone levels among different pattern subtypes of androgenetic alopecia and does not present new research results.
November 2016 in “Cochrane Clinical Answers” July 2011 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article comments on a study about the pathophysiology of female pattern hair loss and does not report new research findings.
March 2009 in “Hair transplant forum international” This narrative review discusses spironolactone as a treatment for female pattern hair loss and reports no new results, aiming to provoke discussion on treatments and research in androgenetic alopecia.
February 2007 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” July 2026 in “European Journal of Plastic Surgery” July 2026 in “European Journal of Plastic Surgery”
October 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study demonstrated that polynucleotide gel injections effectively reduced hair shedding and increased hair thickness in both men and women with androgenetic alopecia, while maintaining a high safety profile and patient satisfaction.
March 2022 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology”
August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that a decrease in estradiol levels in women is associated with increased hair shedding due to weakened anchoring of telogen hairs.
January 2005 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” August 2026 in “OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)” This review discusses low-dose oral minoxidil for adult androgenetic alopecia and female pattern hair loss and reports no clinical results; it provides a transparency archive with review materials.
July 2026 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” September 2025 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” This randomized controlled trial reported that combining oral Biotin supplements with PRP offered no additional benefits for hair regrowth in patients with Androgenetic Alopecia compared to PRP alone.
July 2025 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article corrects a duplication error in a previous publication and reports no new research findings.
June 2025 in “International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” April 2025 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article reports no new research findings and corrects the affiliation for Dr. Shao-Wen Li in a previous publication.
September 2021 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature”