Male androgenetic alopecia

Abstract Male androgenetic alopecia (MAA) is quite common and worsens with age, with a significant impact on quality of life, and is increasingly a reason for consultation with a dermatologist. The etiopathogenesis of MAA is multifactorial and genetic and hormonal influences stand out. MAA starts wi...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Lazzeri Cortez, Karime Hassun, Luciana Ribeiro Patricio Linhares, Verena Florenço, Maria Valeria Bussamara Pinheiro, Mauricio Mendonça do Nascimento
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2025-04-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962025000200401&lng=en&tlng=en
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Karime Hassun
Luciana Ribeiro Patricio Linhares
Verena Florenço
Maria Valeria Bussamara Pinheiro
Mauricio Mendonça do Nascimento
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description Abstract Male androgenetic alopecia (MAA) is quite common and worsens with age, with a significant impact on quality of life, and is increasingly a reason for consultation with a dermatologist. The etiopathogenesis of MAA is multifactorial and genetic and hormonal influences stand out. MAA starts with the process of follicular miniaturization in diverse phenotypic patterns. The diagnosis of MAA is basically clinical and currently corroborated by well-established trichoscopic findings. Despite this, therapeutic options are limited, especially when one considers medications with a high level of scientific evidence. This review aims to help the general dermatologist towards a better understanding of MAA providing a basis for good individualized and judicious therapeutic decisions.
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spelling doaj-art-f0d37e8ae2dd4182a2d9adf6a2ca26512025-08-20T03:11:32ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962025-04-01100210.1016/j.abd.2024.08.004Male androgenetic alopeciaGabriel Lazzeri Cortezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4071-4043Karime Hassunhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1143-9521Luciana Ribeiro Patricio Linhareshttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-7262-5347Verena Florençohttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-3385-9485Maria Valeria Bussamara Pinheirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-6707Mauricio Mendonça do Nascimentohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-8473Abstract Male androgenetic alopecia (MAA) is quite common and worsens with age, with a significant impact on quality of life, and is increasingly a reason for consultation with a dermatologist. The etiopathogenesis of MAA is multifactorial and genetic and hormonal influences stand out. MAA starts with the process of follicular miniaturization in diverse phenotypic patterns. The diagnosis of MAA is basically clinical and currently corroborated by well-established trichoscopic findings. Despite this, therapeutic options are limited, especially when one considers medications with a high level of scientific evidence. This review aims to help the general dermatologist towards a better understanding of MAA providing a basis for good individualized and judicious therapeutic decisions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962025000200401&lng=en&tlng=enAlopeciaDustasterideFinasterideMinoxidilTherapeutics
spellingShingle Gabriel Lazzeri Cortez
Karime Hassun
Luciana Ribeiro Patricio Linhares
Verena Florenço
Maria Valeria Bussamara Pinheiro
Mauricio Mendonça do Nascimento
Male androgenetic alopecia
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Alopecia
Dustasteride
Finasteride
Minoxidil
Therapeutics
title Male androgenetic alopecia
title_full Male androgenetic alopecia
title_fullStr Male androgenetic alopecia
title_full_unstemmed Male androgenetic alopecia
title_short Male androgenetic alopecia
title_sort male androgenetic alopecia
topic Alopecia
Dustasteride
Finasteride
Minoxidil
Therapeutics
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