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While anagen duration is largely inherited, factors like nutrition, stress, and hormones significantly influence hair health and loss, with androgens notably shortening scalp hair's growth phase.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026 Whether triggered by pregnancy, menopause, a thyroid disorder or excess androgens, hormonal imbalance frequently takes a toll on hair health.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026 Shifts in androgen levels can shrink your scalp follicles, leading to finer hair on your scalp and coarser hair on your face.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
5 June 2026 Anti-androgens like spironolactone and finasteride.—
Jana Pollack,
Parents,
28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for androgen
Note:
The term was apparently introduced in a short article "The Nomenclature of 'Male Hormones'" by the American Medical Society's Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, published in the Journal of the American Medical Society, vol. 107, no. 3 (July 18, 1936), p. 212.