can someone xlarify what is female pattern baldness in men. What does this pattern look like? Is it true that men that have this kind of hair loss respond better to treatments? What is the best treatment to treat this condition? Thanks in advance Ric

From: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (LeonardoMO) Subject: female pattern baldness in men Date: 25 Apr 1997 12:56:44 GMT can someone xlarify what is female pattern baldness in men. What does this pattern look like? Is it true that men that have this kind of hair loss respond better to treatments? What is the best treatment to treat this condition?    Female pattern baldness (FP involves retention of a normal hair line in front,  with diffuse loss behind.    As the name implies, it is most common in women,  but does happen in males also.    At least in women,  when elevated hormone levels are present,  the hormone tends to be DHEA.          Treatment is the same as for male pattern loss.  My impression is that FPB tends to respond better than MPB. Peter H. Proctor, PhD, MD (713) 960-1616

Female pattern means that you thin diffusely over the top of the head rather than thinning at the temples and the crown.  With FPB, you maintain the hairline.  I don't know about which pattern has better results, but if you are thinning rather than actually balding then you might have a better chance at thickening your hair to a point that looks good rather than having to grow enough hair to cover a balding area.  This is what I understand about it anyway. Yana

  Female pattern baldness (FP involves retention of a normal hair line in front, with diffuse loss behind.  As the name implies, it is most common in women, but does happen in males also.  At least in women, when elevated hormone levels are present, the hormone tends to be DHEA. Any studies showing it's the DHEA causing the FPB in women?  Any studies of men with FPB?  Could DHEA be the dominating factor for men and women with FPB? Thanks, Chris

From: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (Chris Mesterharm) Subject: Re: female pattern baldness in men Date: 26 Apr 1997 03:48:53 -0400 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (Peter H. Proctor) writes:   Female pattern baldness (FP involves retention of a normal hair line in front, with diffuse loss behind.  As the name implies, it is most common in women, but does happen in males also.  At least in women, when elevated hormone levels are present, the hormone tends to be DHEA. Any studies showing it's the DHEA causing the FPB in women?  Any studies of men with FPB?  Could DHEA be the dominating factor for men and women with FPB?         You can only detect elevated hormone levels in about one quarter of women with pattern loss.   Almost always,  elevated hormone levels in women are associated with other symptoms such as missing periods, abnormal body hair growth, etc.   The syndrome is called polycystic ovarian syndrome ( PCO ).     If memory serves, about 75% of time DHEA is elevated,  the rest are testosterone,  with at lot having elevations of both.  It has been postulated that FPB is a consequence of DHEA in women.           Allegedly,  DHEA is not an important androgen in males,  at least at physiological levels.    So,  we really don't know. Peter H. Proctor, PhD, MD (713) 960-616