Female-pattern baldness is a pattern of hair loss (alopecia) caused
by hormones, aging and genetics. Unlike male-pattern baldness,
female-pattern baldness is an over-all thinning which maintains the
normal hairline.
Review Date: 03/10/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; and Roy Colven, MD, Dermatologist, Associate Professor of
Medicine, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle,
Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
