Background and Purpose: Androgenic alopecia (AGA) is one of the common presenting problems in dermatology. Relationship between AGA and atherosclerosis/cardiovascular disorders has been surveyed in many studies with different results: some approved it and the others did not. The aim of this study was comparative survey of carotid intima – media thickness between cases with AGA and controls. Sub...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate variations in sexual and erectile function in subjects taking 1 mg of finasteride for androgenetic alopecia by administering the abridged 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) questionnaire before and during treatment. DESIGN In a multicenter study, 186 patients with androgenetic alopecia were asked to complete the IIEF-5 regarding the d...

Dihydrotestosterone(DHT) has played the pathogenic role in androgenetic alopecia. Patients with genetic deficiency of 5 alpha-reductase type II enzyme, which converts testosterone to DHT, do not have androgenic alopecia. The conversion of testosterone to DHT at hair follicles leads to miniaturization. In scalp biopsy, the tissue DHT level is significantly increased in balded area than non-balde...

BACKGROUND Androgenetic Alopecia in Women (AGA) occurs due to an underlying susceptibility of hair follicles to androgenic miniaturization, caused by androgens. Clinically, AGA is characterized by progressive hair loss, with a marked hair thinning in the fronto-parietal area so that the scalp can be easily seen. Acne vulgaris is androgen-dependent and often affects the skin that has an increase...

In an inherited genetic hypersensitivity, normai levels of androgens may cause cosmetic disturbances or even dermatologica! diseases: acne and alopecia. The cosmetic dermatologist is called for help. Androgenetic stimulation leads to increased levels of sebum, to an imbalance of lipids on the skin surface, to follicular hyperkeratosis and, finally, to the fonnation of comedones. In those patien...

Hair loss is a very common complaint. Patients may describe increased shedding and diffuse or localized alopecia. The differential diagnosis of hair loss includes a number of disorders causing cicatricial or noncicatricial alopecias. This paper describes the clinical approaches and diagnostic tests that are useful in the evaluation of patients presenting with alopecia. It also reviews treatment...