baldness

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The announcement Monday unfortunately isn’t a win for those with androgenetic alopecia, the much more common form of hair loss known as male-pattern baldness.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Told baldness is generally seen as an aesthetic problem covered out-of-pocket, Lee retorted that young people with thinning hair view their plight as a “matter of survival.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Androgenetic alopecia, also known as male pattern baldness or female pattern hair loss, is one of the most widespread causes of hair thinning in both men and women.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2025

Male pattern baldness, also known as androgenetic alopecia, is the most common type of hair loss in men which usually begins between the ages of 20-25 years, according to NICE.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

He was one of those bald guys that comb all their hair over from the side to cover up the baldness.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger