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Medical treatment of hair loss
Hautarzt. 1989 Nov;40(11):669-78.
Androgenetic alopecia in the male. Recent developments
Braun-Falco O, Bergner T.
In this review male-pattern hair loss [androgenetic alopoecia (AA)] is discussed. AA is characterized as a physiological process. Some of the reactions that take place in its pathogenesis and many of the substrates involved in androgen metabolism are now known, but the question as to the androgen stimulus leads to transformation of the hair follicles only in skin of the parieto-occipital scalp can still not be answered. Specific antiandrogens for the treatment of AA are not available for either topical application or systemic administration. Minoxidil seems to have a positive effect in the treatment of AA but in most cases the cosmetic result is not satisfactory.