title: Androgenic alopecia.
abstract: Androgenic alopecia is a common and perplexing clinical problem in the female patient. In the past medical literature has offered little assistance in understanding or evaluating the balding woman. Recent advances in technology have better enabled the physician to evaluate and treat females with androgenic alopecia. This article presents the current evaluation and possible treatment modalities of androgenic alopecia.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Bergfeld
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Redmond
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin