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Abstract
Androgenetic alopecia is an androgen-dependent hair loss of the scalp in genetically predisposed male and female patients. Nowadays hair shedding has an effect on life quality of the individuals and there is a need of various therapy modalities for hair loss in recent years. Although androgenetic alopecia is accepted as a physiological process, as it has a progressive course, predominantly this type of alopecia influences life style of the patients. In this report the etiopathogenesis, clinical features, the effects on quality of life and recent advances in therapy of androgenetic alopecia is reviewed with the relevant literature.