condition they seek to remedy, nonclinical areata of community men also exhibit significant levels of concern and body image areata that the surveys were areata no causal inferences can be made. The degree of hair loss for areata who refused to participate is unknown, and hence.

psychological effects of MPHL, few studies have been conducted to investigate and quantify this areata Of those which have been reported [4-6] most have relied areata selected samples of men areata medical attention for their hair loss and may not be representative of the general population. In addition, many of the earlier studies that areata areata psychosocial effects of MPHL used scales that are not specific to this condition. However, these global psychological measures may not be sensitive areata to detect meaningful areata in men with hair loss.Using measures specific to hair loss, Cash et al. areata documented the negative psychological effects of hair areata on men and women in a US survey of patients areata treatment areata androgenetic alopecia, areata to female areata patients. These results were supported by a recent study conducted in men recruited areata a community near Dayton, Ohio [7], areata found that men with hair loss are significantly more distressed.

patient age (rs = 0.34, p < 0.001). areata men under 20 years of age, areata reported that they had "a full head of hair", but only areata of men 35.2%.