male-pattern baldness
noun
: typical hereditary baldness in the male characterized by loss of hair on the crown and temples
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Most Common In Men The hair loss type most common in males is male-pattern baldness.
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Sometimes, severe acne and male-pattern baldness can also happen.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
But please, give us another commercial for drugs that treat erectile dysfunction or male-pattern baldness.
—Mary McNamara, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Some will get male-pattern baldness.
—William Neff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
But Mercury Pictures faces problems even more severe than male-pattern baldness.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 26 July 2022
For those facing male-pattern baldness, the pandemic both accelerated and accentuated the progression, some dermatologists say.
—Callum Borchers, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022
Studies on which nonsurgical treatments work best for male-pattern baldness have been limited, leaving men at a loss as to the most effective solution.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
In cases of male-pattern baldness, there's a complete loss of the hair follicle, meaning hair can never grow back in that spot naturally.
—Emilia Benton, Health.com, 27 Sep. 2021
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Sometimes, severe acne and male-pattern baldness can also happen.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
But please, give us another commercial for drugs that treat erectile dysfunction or male-pattern baldness.
—Mary McNamara, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Some will get male-pattern baldness.
—William Neff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
But Mercury Pictures faces problems even more severe than male-pattern baldness.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 26 July 2022
For those facing male-pattern baldness, the pandemic both accelerated and accentuated the progression, some dermatologists say.
—Callum Borchers, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022
Studies on which nonsurgical treatments work best for male-pattern baldness have been limited, leaving men at a loss as to the most effective solution.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
In cases of male-pattern baldness, there's a complete loss of the hair follicle, meaning hair can never grow back in that spot naturally.
—Emilia Benton, Health.com, 27 Sep. 2021
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“Male-pattern baldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/male-pattern%20baldness. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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