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*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for male pattern baldness*

*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
Treatment

(Rogaine Extra Strength)
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 18
60s 10
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 109
Female 5

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What is male pattern baldness?

Male pattern baldness is a genetically determined, patterned, progressive loss of hair from the scalp.



Common symptoms reported by people with male pattern baldness

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for male pattern baldness

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Rogaine Extra Strength)
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.
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Compare treatments taken by people with male pattern baldness

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Rogaine Extra Strength)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
male pattern baldness (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with male pattern baldness, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has male pattern baldness on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 81 say male pattern baldness is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 14
30s 34
40s 37
50s 18
60s 10
70+ 5
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 8
20-29 years 17
30-39 years 8
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 109
Female 5

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 32
Not Diagnosed 9

These charts show data from male pattern baldness patients who have completed their condition history
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