Androgenetic Alopecia: A Chronic or Pubertal Onset Disease Retarded by Blood Donation

Abstract

Background: Androgenetic alopecia is the main cause of hair loss and common baldness that affects psychological more than physiological aspects of people's lives. Studies have shown that this multi factorial disorder is initiated by androgens secretion in pubertal period, minerals limitations, autoimmunity, mental stress, genetic predisposition and some alterations in hematological factors. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the involvement of hematologic parameters in this disease using a case control study design. Methods: In this case-controlled study, two groups each of 80 individuals with androgenetic alopecia were voluntarily included in the study based on their medical histories and clinical examinations and subjected to blood tests for routine hematological parameters. The results were then compared and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0.

Blood Indices in Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia

“…In our study, PLT count was found to lower in AGA patients compared to controls without significant difference. Current results were consistent with that of [11] This study showed that, AGA group showed significantly higher MPV when compared to control group [p<0.001 for each].This disagrees with İslamoğlu and Demirbaş, [12] who found that the MPV values did not show any significant difference between the two groups.…”