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Female Pattern Hair Loss

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Female pattern hair loss typically presents with a history of gradual thinning of scalp hair and widening of the central parting. The prevalence and severity increase with age. Hair loss is due to a gradual decline in the production of hair by scalp hair follicles culminating in follicular miniaturization. Medical treatment can help to prevent progression of hair loss and may promote modest regrowth of hair but is probably unable to reverse follicular miniaturization.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2JF, UK

    M. Javed Mohungoo

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Mohungoo, M.J., Messenger, A.G. (2010). Female Pattern Hair Loss. In: Trüeb, R., Tobin, D. (eds) Aging Hair. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02636-2_5

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