male-pattern baldness
noun
: typical hereditary baldness in the male characterized by loss of hair on the crown and temples
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Some will get male-pattern baldness.
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William Neff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
But Mercury Pictures faces problems even more severe than male-pattern baldness.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 26 July 2022
For those facing male-pattern baldness, the pandemic both accelerated and accentuated the progression, some dermatologists say.
—Callum Borchers, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022
Studies on which nonsurgical treatments work best for male-pattern baldness have been limited, leaving men at a loss as to the most effective solution.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
In cases of male-pattern baldness, there's a complete loss of the hair follicle, meaning hair can never grow back in that spot naturally.
—Emilia Benton, Health.com, 27 Sep. 2021
Two small studies from Spain have also found a correlation between COVID-19 hospitalizations and male-pattern baldness, linked to the powerful androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
—TheWeek, 9 June 2020
Unlike male-pattern baldness, female hair loss means a reduction in hair volume, making transplantation extremely difficult.
—Ning Chao, Marie Claire, 1 May 2020
Even better, what if the findings prove more effective than the scant two drugs on the market for male-pattern baldness (aka androgenetic alopecia) and were less painful than hair transplant surgery?
—Erika Stalder, refinery29.com, 9 May 2018
William Neff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
But Mercury Pictures faces problems even more severe than male-pattern baldness.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 26 July 2022
For those facing male-pattern baldness, the pandemic both accelerated and accentuated the progression, some dermatologists say.
—Callum Borchers, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022
Studies on which nonsurgical treatments work best for male-pattern baldness have been limited, leaving men at a loss as to the most effective solution.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
In cases of male-pattern baldness, there's a complete loss of the hair follicle, meaning hair can never grow back in that spot naturally.
—Emilia Benton, Health.com, 27 Sep. 2021
Two small studies from Spain have also found a correlation between COVID-19 hospitalizations and male-pattern baldness, linked to the powerful androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
—TheWeek, 9 June 2020
Unlike male-pattern baldness, female hair loss means a reduction in hair volume, making transplantation extremely difficult.
—Ning Chao, Marie Claire, 1 May 2020
Even better, what if the findings prove more effective than the scant two drugs on the market for male-pattern baldness (aka androgenetic alopecia) and were less painful than hair transplant surgery?
—Erika Stalder, refinery29.com, 9 May 2018
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