PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Nina L. Tamashunas AU - Wilma F. Bergfeld TI - Male and female pattern hair loss: Treatable and worth treating AID - 10.3949/ccjm.88a.20014 DP - 2021 Mar 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 173--182 VI - 88 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/88/3/173.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/88/3/173.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2021 Mar 01; 88 AB - Pattern hair loss is the most common type of hair loss in both men and women. Scalp hair is typically affected in a characteristic distribution without other scalp or dermatologic findings. Early recognition and treatment can help halt its progression to preserve as much hair as possible. Both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments have proven helpful.