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  1. Androgenetic alopecia: MedlinePlus Genetics

    Androgenetic alopecia is a common form of hair loss in both men and women. In men, it is also known as male pattern baldness, and in women, it is also known as female pattern hair loss.

  2. Androgenetic Alopecia - American Hair Loss Association

    Androgenetic alopecia, commonly known as male or female pattern baldness, is the most prevalent form of hair loss affecting both genders. This condition is characterized by a …

  3. Pattern hair loss - Wikipedia

    Pattern hair loss, also known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA), [1] is a hair loss condition that primarily affects the top and front of the scalp. [2][3] In male-pattern hair loss (MPHL), the hair …

  4. Androgenetic Alopecia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Sep 1, 2024 · Pattern or androgenetic alopecia is a genetically predetermined disorder due to excessive response to androgens, impacting approximately 50% of males and females. [1]

  5. Androgenetic Alopecia and Hair Loss: What You Need to Know

    Dec 12, 2022 · Androgenetic alopecia is also called male pattern hair loss (MPHL) or female pattern hair loss (FPHL). This article explains what androgenetic alopecia is, what it looks like, …

  6. Male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia, balding) - DermNet

    Male pattern hair loss is the most common type of diffuse thinning of the hair and balding that occurs in adult males. It is due to a combination of hormones (androgens) and a genetic …

  7. Androgenetic Alopecia: Understanding Hair Loss Causes

    The most common cause is androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness), which is linked to genetics and the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Other causes include stress, poor …

  8. Androgenetic alopecia - Nature Reviews Disease Primers

    Oct 9, 2025 · Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a condition of scalp hair growth characterized by progressive miniaturization of hair follicles and a reduction in the number of active follicles.

  9. Androgenetic alopecia - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

    May 19, 2023 · Androgenetic alopecia, also known as pattern hair loss, is a genetically determined, patterned, progressive loss of hair from the scalp. Men present with hair thinning …

  10. Patient education: Female pattern hair loss and male pattern hair …

    Apr 22, 2025 · In people with male pattern hair loss, hormones related to testosterone (also called androgens) cause hair follicles to have a shorter-than-normal growth phase, resulting in hair …