It is also currently undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of male-pattern hair loss.

I find that the stronger minoxidil 5%, approved only for male-pattern hair loss, is very effective in women as well.

This is called male-pattern hair loss or female-pattern hair loss.

Male-pattern hair loss from the scalp.

They may also improve your androgen-related acne problems, male-type hair growth, and male-pattern hair loss.

We had been chatting about Venezuelan-style populism, Britney Spears and male-pattern hair loss.

Certain pills may improve acne problems, excess hair growth, and male-pattern hair loss related to PCOS.

These medications can be used when the patient has male-pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) and/or an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia).

In male-pattern hair loss, loss and thinning begin at the temples and the crown and either thins out or falls out.

For help with male-type hair growth, male-pattern hair loss, and acne, hormone therapy and spironolactone (Aldactone) are often used together to lower androgen levels.

Common symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome include irregular menstrual cycles, weight gain, acne, male-pattern hair loss, and male-type hair growth on the face and body.

Common symptoms of PCOS include irregular periods, infertility, repeat miscarriages, male-pattern hair loss, male-type facial and body hair, acne, and obesity.

Female-pattern hair loss, which usually has a strong genetic component that can be inherited from either the mother or father.

One should consider this diagnosis in African Americans with what appears to be a female-pattern hair loss.

This is called male-pattern or female-pattern hair loss.

But female-pattern hair loss is usually permanent.

Female-pattern hair loss occurs at the frontal and parietal.

Because they are not usually associated with an increased loss rate, male-pattern and female-pattern hair loss do not generally require testing.

Since there is no structural problem with the hair with female-pattern hair loss, women should continue their regular hair-styling regimen.

Minoxidil 2% is the only topical medication approved by the FDA for female-pattern hair loss.

The most common type of hair loss is inherited, which is called male-pattern or female-pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia).

Inherited hair loss (androgenetic alopecia, also known as male- or female-pattern hair loss) is the most common cause of hair loss.

An estimated 30 million women - about one in five - suffer from female-pattern hair loss, according to the Women's Institute for Fine and Thinning Hair, an organization sponsored by Pfizer, the maker of Rogaine for men and women.

In 95 percent of the cases, classic male pattern hair loss is to blame.

"I think female pattern hair loss is one of the most common things I see in women from the early 40s on up."

Amongst these, one woman with pattern hair loss showed remarkable improvement.

Female pattern hair loss tends to be inherited from either parent and can progress over time.

But there isn't any data to support its role in enhancing hair growth due to male or female pattern hair loss.

Androgenic alopecia, or male pattern hair loss, is a common cause of concern to men.

Don't be taken in by claims for wonder products - there's no cure for female pattern hair loss.

In men, male pattern hair loss typically begins in their 20's and 30's and may progress throughout life.

She also noted that an excess of circulating androgens "does not necessarily lead to female pattern hair loss."

Efficacy and tolerability of finasteride 1 mg in men aged 41 to 60 years with male pattern hair loss.

Currently there is only one FDA-approved treatment for female pattern hair loss.

Most women with pattern hair loss don't get a receding hairline or bald spot on top of the scalp as is common in men.

Answer: Rogers: It is more likely that you are suffering from a gradual onset of female pattern hair loss.

Other ingredients are claimed to counteract the effects of androgens said to contribute to both male and female pattern hair loss.

Should I change my hair care regimen if I am a woman with female pattern hair loss?

Answer: Rogers: You may be developing female pattern hair loss, or androgenetic alopecia.

The most common cause of hair loss in both men and women is androgenetic alopecia, also called male or female pattern hair loss.

Note that there are many variants in pattern hair loss; the images on the Norwood Scale have been cited as the most typical.

The bad actor in male pattern hair loss is DHT, a metabolic product of testosterone.

A huge number of treatments have been tried to slow down and even reverse the process of male pattern hair loss - some are successful, others aren't.

Also in this category is cicatricial pattern hair loss (CPHL).

Male pattern hair loss does occur in women with a serious excess of androgens, for example, as in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Minoxidil (Rogaine) is approved by the FDA for female pattern hair loss.

However, the vast majority of hair thinning is due to androgenetic alopecia, or male or female pattern hair loss.

There could be another cause of your hair loss, such as inherited male or female pattern hair loss, thyroid abnormalities, low iron stores, and so on.