Androgenic Alopecia In Female

Mohamed, Alshimaa Abdelhamid; Al-khayat, Mohamed Ahmed; Ahmed, Mahmoud Hamdy; Ali, Osama Fargally

doi:10.21608/mjmr.2023.243525.1528

Androgenic Alopecia In Female

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Resident of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology Tahta hospital, Sohage, Egypt.

² Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Andrology and STDs Department, Faculty of Medicine -Minia University, Egypt.

³ Lecturer of Dermatology, Andrology and STDs, Faculty of Medicine -Minia University, Egypt.

⁴ Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine -Minia University, Egypt.

10.21608/mjmr.2023.243525.1528

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Background: Androgenic alopecia is a prevalent hair loss illness, that impacts individuals of both genders. The onset of androgenic alopecia typically occurs in adolescence, resulting in a gradual and patterned hair loss. Females suffering with androgenic alopecia may have substantial deterioration in their quality of life. There are several methods that evaluate FPHL, Sinclair grading one of them. Objective: The objective of the current investigation is to identify pattern of Androgenic alopecia in female. Patients and Methods: A total of 30 randomly selected patients were enrolled in the study from March 2021 to January 2023, all the patients completed the study after the inclusion and exclusion criteria were satisfied. Thirty alopecia female patients were evaluated by Sinclair grading. Results: Age of patients ranged from 28 to 45 years with a mean ± SD of 34.7 ± 5 years. Positive family history represented in 15 cases and 18 cases were married. Grade lll was the most common type. Conclusion: Sinclair grading is a good descriptive method for pattern of female androgenic alopecia, the most common type was Grade III.

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