Androgenetic alopecia in men and women

Abstract

• Some degree of bitemporal recession occurs in 65% of women and 95% of men; however, neither the presence nor severity of bitemporal recession correlates with vertex or midfrontal scalp hair loss. Bitemporal recession does not respond to finasteride or oral antiandrogens. • Finasteride will arrest hair loss in 90% of men and stimulate hair regrowth to some degree in over 60%. • Oral antiandrogens will arrest hair loss in over 90% of women and stimulate hair regrowth to some degree in over 30%. • Topical minoxidil will produce visible hair regrowth in over 50% of men and women within six months, but might not arrest further hair loss. • Diagnosis of female pattern hair loss is facilitated by..