Androgenetic alopecia: A form of hair loss that can affect men or women. In males, the hair loss starts over the temples and the hairline recedes gradually and sometimes complete baldness results. Women suffer thinning of hair all over the head and there is no receding hairline. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Androgenetic alopecia is available below.
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Prognosis for Androgenetic alopecia: males: often leads to partial or complete baldness, females: rarely leads to baldness
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