Presentation
OBJECTIVE: Although androgenic alopecia is recognised to be a symptom of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), it is not known whether polycystic ovaries (PCO) and associated endocrine abnormalities are present in patients who present with alopecia as a primary [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Androgenic pattern presentation of scarring and inflammatory alopecia First published: 02 July 2010 Cited by: 2 No abstract is available for this article. [doi.org]
Entire Body System
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Fishing
In the fish extract treatment group three patients withdrew from the study before the fourth month due to lack of therapeutic effect. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
There are many other drugs available, like dutasteride, low-dose oral minoxidil, spironolactone, cyproterone acetate, ginseng, fish oil, vitamin E, and many herbal medicines, but these are not US FDA approved, and their efficacy is under debate.12 Surgical [doi.org]
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Abdominal Obesity
Abdominal obesity, hypertension and lowered high-density lipoprotein were significantly higher in patients with androgenic alopecia versus their respective controls. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Skin
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Alopecia
[…] androgenic alopecia hair loss due to susceptibility of hair follicles to androgenic miniaturization androgenetic alopecia alopecia androgenetica male pattern baldness alopecia androgenetica, male pattern baldness Statements Identifiers Sitelinks Wikipedia [wikidata.org]
Psychiatrical
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Suggestibility
A lot of other factors are also suggested to be responsible, but many questions remain unanswered. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Workup
See Workup for more detail. [emedicine.com]
Serum
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Androgens Increased
Low levels of endogenous androgens increase the risk of atherosclerosis in elderly men: the Rotterdam study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002; 87 (8):3632–9. [ PubMed ] [ Google Scholar ] 24. Herbst KL, Bhasin S. Testosterone action on skeletal muscle. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Treatment
After 6 months' treatment, patients receiving ViviScal showed a mean increase in non-vellus hair of 38% compared with a 2% increase in the fish extract treatment group (P 0.0001). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prognosis
Prognosis The prognosis of androgenetic alopecia is unknown. Some patients progress to the point where they lose almost all of the hair on the scalp. Others have a patterned or nonpatterned thinning but retain a considerable number of scalp hairs. [emedicine.com]
Etiology
Citing Literature Number of times cited according to CrossRef: 2 Beata Bergler-Czop, Hubert Arasiewicz and Ligia Brzezińska-Wcisło, Cicatricial alopecia: What’s new in etiology?, European Journal of Inflammation, 13, 3, (139), (2015). [doi.org]
Although etiological studies have proved that androgen is one of the causes of this symptom, the defined molecular mechanism underlying androgen-related actions remains largely unknown. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
the genes for IGF (and its receptor), the AR, and aromatase, might influence the etiology of all these conditions. [cebp.aacrjournals.org]
Epidemiology
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy *Department of Dermatology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia †Centre for Genetic Epidemiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia ‡Cancer [dx.doi.org]
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have associated androgenetic alopecia (AGA) with severe young-age coronary artery disease and hypertension, and linked it to insulin resistance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology
This article provides an overview of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescent androgenic alopecia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
October 07, 2009 Issue release date: 1995 Number of Print Pages: 3 Number of Figures: 0 Number of Tables: 0 ISSN: 1018-8665 (Print) eISSN: 1421-9832 (Online) For additional information: Abstract Cytokines play an important role in both physiology and pathophysiology [doi.org]
Prevention
The injected wax failed to prevent androgenic alopecia and created a remodeling of the outer table of the cortex of the skull. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia †Centre for Genetic Epidemiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia ‡Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton South, VIC 3053, Australia §Department of Preventive [dx.doi.org]