TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Female Pattern Hair Loss A1 - Dolan, Brigid A1 - Walsh, Judith A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. PY - 2022 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 AB - Female pattern hair loss is the most common type of alopecia in women. The prevalence of this condition increases with age, affecting almost 40% of women over the age of 70. Female pattern hair loss is a type of diffuse, nonscarring alopecia, characterized by shortening of the hair growth phase, follicular miniaturization, and conversion of thicker terminal hairs to shorter and finer vellus hairs. Patients typically report a gradual and progressive hair loss, localized to the bitemporal areas and the central scalp. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184155535 ER -