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Female pattern hair loss

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Olsen, EA
December 1, 2008

• Decrease in hair density in the central (vertex, mid and frontal) scalp, bitemporal and parietal regions in women. • Miniaturization of affected hairs. • Two ages of onset: early (post-puberty to third decade) and late (age 40+ years). • Signs of hyperandrogenism (hirsutism, irregular periods) or hyperandrogenemia occur in a subset of women with female pattern hair loss (FPHL) but most women with FPHL have neither. • Many, but not all, affected women respond to antiandrogens or 5α-reductase inhibitors with increased hair growth indicating an androgen etiology in at least some cases of FPHL. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.

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December 1, 2008

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Olsen, E. A. (2008). Female pattern hair loss, 171–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46911-7_10
Olsen, E. A. “Female pattern hair loss,” December 1, 2008, 171–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46911-7_10.
Olsen EA. Female pattern hair loss. 2008 Dec 1;171–86.
Olsen, E. A. Female pattern hair loss. Dec. 2008, pp. 171–86. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-3-540-46911-7_10.
Olsen EA. Female pattern hair loss. 2008 Dec 1;171–186.

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December 1, 2008

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171 / 186