What is male pattern baldness?
Male pattern baldness is a genetically determined, patterned, progressive loss of hair from the scalp.
How do members experience male pattern baldness?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with male pattern baldness*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
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What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
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Common symptom
Pain
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for male pattern baldness*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
25
Tried for
male pattern baldness
(1)
*Data from patients with male pattern baldness, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with male pattern baldness*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
male pattern baldness
(1)
*Data from patients with male pattern baldness, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has male pattern baldness on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 14 | |
| 30s | 34 | |
| 40s | 37 | |
| 50s | 17 | |
| 60s | 10 | |
| 70+ | 5 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 109 | |
| Female | 4 |
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