Help Me Find Studies To Prove That Androgenic Alopecia Is A Clinically Significant Condition!

[Fanjeera]

I want to start doing science on the matter, but need to prove to my bosses first that this is an actual problem to men to get financial support, team, patients, the room and the time (I am a young physician and just started to specialize in men's health (urology-andrology)). Please post all the studies that you've come across (ones that have shown an association with another disease, ones that prove it worsens mental health, ones that prove it means there's a more serious underlying cause etc), so I can pick the best ones and present them!

Thank you very much!

 

[Armando Jose]

Try medline
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

An example, a 2016 study
Relationship between androgenetic alopecia and cardiovascular risk factors according to BASP classification in Koreans
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27028221

 

[Fanjeera]

bump

 

[lbj2]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-asim-shahmalak/hair-loss-new-research-_b_2437282.html

 

[F2005]

http://www.academia.edu/189491/The_psychosocial_impact_of_alopecia

 

[Fanjeera]

thank you very much! do you have more?

 

[Fanjeera]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-asim-shahmalak/hair-loss-new-research-_b_2437282.html

any idea where the full study is?

 

[Armando Jose]

Maybe here
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24177664

Hautarzt. 2013 Nov;64(11):820-9. doi: 10.1007/s00105-013-2579-0.
[Androgenetic alopecia. Diagnosis and therapy- a current review].
[Article in German]
Blume-Peytavi U1, Vogt A.
Author information

• 1Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Science, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland, ulrike.blume-peytavi@charite.de.

Abstract
Androgenetic alopecia (Androgenetic Alopecia) is among the most frequent diagnoses in a hair clinic. Multiple studies prove that life quality is significantly impaired in affected individuals, independent of severity, age or gender. A thorough and standardized diagnostic approach to Androgenetic Alopecia in women, men and children is an essential step in developing a successful therapeutic concept. Treatment options range from topical and systemic medications to cosmetic products, nutricosmetics, hair transplantation and other aesthetic-corrective approaches. The physician and patient must decide together on the best suited individualized therapy, considering the expected results, practicality and compliance. Further interdisciplinary evaluation must be decided individually, as must the development of coping strategies and the decision to employ psychological support. A professional atmosphere and sensitive approach to an emotionally difficult situation help develop a trusting relationship between patient and physician, which in turn leads to greater satisfaction and compliance. The S1 guidelines for diagnosis and the S3 guidelines for treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia offer the treating physician important tools for the successful evidence-based management of patients.

 

[Fanjeera]

http://www.academia.edu/189491/The_psychosocial_impact_of_alopecia

this is not about androgenic alopecia

 

[F2005]

this is not about androgenic alopecia

But it is still a study about baldness, so I think it'd still work. Unfortunately baldness gets marginalized and trivialized to such a degree, that few studies are done on the subject.