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Female pattern alopecia

MedGen UID:
537913
•Concept ID:
C0263477
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Baldness, Female Pattern; Female Pattern Baldness
SNOMED CT: Female pattern alopecia (1108009); Female pattern baldness (1108009)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Update on the genetics of androgenetic alopecia, female pattern hair loss, and alopecia areata: implications for molecular diagnostic testing.
Yazdan P
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2012 Dec;31(4):258-66. doi: 10.1016/j.sder.2012.08.003. PMID: 23174496
Clinical and histological challenge in the differential diagnosis of diffuse alopecia: female androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium and alopecia areata - part I.
Werner B, Mulinari-Brenner F
An Bras Dermatol 2012 Sep-Oct;87(5):742-7. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000500012. PMID: 23044568
Understanding and management of female pattern alopecia.
Leavitt M
Facial Plast Surg 2008 Nov;24(4):414-27. Epub 2008 Nov 25 doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1102905. PMID: 19034818

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of efficacy of QR 678 and QR678 neo hair growth factor formulation for the treatment of female pattern alopecia in patients with PCOS-A prospective study.
Kapoor R, Shome D, Doshi K, Patel G, Vadera S
J Cosmet Dermatol 2020 Oct;19(10):2637-2646. Epub 2020 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13673. PMID: 33460214
Guidelines on the use of finasteride in androgenetic alopecia.
Mysore V, Shashikumar BM
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2016 Mar-Apr;82(2):128-34. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.177432. PMID: 26924401
Follicular unit transplantation.
Rousso DE, Presti PM
Facial Plast Surg 2008 Nov;24(4):381-8. Epub 2008 Nov 25 doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1102902. PMID: 19034815
Effects of minoxidil 2% vs. cyproterone acetate treatment on female androgenetic alopecia: a controlled, 12-month randomized trial.
Vexiau P, Chaspoux C, Boudou P, Fiet J, Jouanique C, Hardy N, Reygagne P
Br J Dermatol 2002 Jun;146(6):992-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04798.x. PMID: 12072067

Diagnosis

An updated clinico-investigative approach to diagnosis of cutaneous hyperandrogenism in relation to adult female acne, female pattern alopecia & hirsutism a primer for dermatologists.
Sardana K, Muddebihal A, Sehrawat M, Bansal P, Khurana A
Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2024 Mar;19(2):111-128. Epub 2024 Jan 11 doi: 10.1080/17446651.2023.2299400. PMID: 38205927
Guidelines on the use of finasteride in androgenetic alopecia.
Mysore V, Shashikumar BM
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2016 Mar-Apr;82(2):128-34. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.177432. PMID: 26924401
Female pattern alopecia and telogen effluvium: figuring out diffuse alopecia.
Torres F, Tosti A
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2015 Jun;34(2):67-71. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.2015.0142. PMID: 26176282
Understanding and management of female pattern alopecia.
Leavitt M
Facial Plast Surg 2008 Nov;24(4):414-27. Epub 2008 Nov 25 doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1102905. PMID: 19034818
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
Whiting DA, Olsen EA
Dermatol Ther 2008 Jul-Aug;21(4):268-78. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00209.x. PMID: 18715297

Therapy

Female-pattern hair loss: therapeutic update.
Müller Ramos P, Melo DF, Radwanski H, de Almeida RFC, Miot HA
An Bras Dermatol 2023 Jul-Aug;98(4):506-519. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2022.09.006. PMID: 37003900Free PMC Article
Guidelines on the use of finasteride in androgenetic alopecia.
Mysore V, Shashikumar BM
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2016 Mar-Apr;82(2):128-34. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.177432. PMID: 26924401
Finasteride in the treatment of female pattern (androgenic) alopecia: a case report and review of the literature.
Boychenko O, Bernstein RM, Schweiger ES
Cutis 2012 Aug;90(2):73-6. PMID: 22988650
A review of hormonal therapy for female pattern (androgenic) alopecia.
Scheinfeld N
Dermatol Online J 2008 Mar 15;14(3):1. PMID: 18627703
Effects of minoxidil 2% vs. cyproterone acetate treatment on female androgenetic alopecia: a controlled, 12-month randomized trial.
Vexiau P, Chaspoux C, Boudou P, Fiet J, Jouanique C, Hardy N, Reygagne P
Br J Dermatol 2002 Jun;146(6):992-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04798.x. PMID: 12072067

Clinical prediction guides

Evaluation of efficacy of QR 678 and QR678 neo hair growth factor formulation for the treatment of female pattern alopecia in patients with PCOS-A prospective study.
Kapoor R, Shome D, Doshi K, Patel G, Vadera S
J Cosmet Dermatol 2020 Oct;19(10):2637-2646. Epub 2020 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13673. PMID: 33460214
Effects of minoxidil 2% vs. cyproterone acetate treatment on female androgenetic alopecia: a controlled, 12-month randomized trial.
Vexiau P, Chaspoux C, Boudou P, Fiet J, Jouanique C, Hardy N, Reygagne P
Br J Dermatol 2002 Jun;146(6):992-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04798.x. PMID: 12072067

Recent systematic reviews

Use of autologous platelet-rich plasma in androgenetic alopecia in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
de Oliveira AFQ, Arcanjo FPN, Rodrigues MRP, Rosa E Silva AA, Hall PR
J Dermatolog Treat 2023 Dec;34(1):2138692. Epub 2022 Oct 31 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2022.2138692. PMID: 36264022

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