A good example of this is alopecia induced by chemotherapy, which is an obvious side effect with significant associated psychosocial morbidity.
Given that androgenetic alopecia is heritable, identification of the genes involved should lead to a thorough understanding of the causes of this condition.
The involvement of androgens in androgenetic alopecia has been established for some time, and is well accepted.
An eschar, often surrounded by an erythaematous halo, appears to give rise to chronic alopecia at that site.
The side effects such as alopecia, sickness and drowsiness, are rare and of minor importance.
In reality, androgenetic alopecia might depend on more or fewer than four genes, each of which might contribute variably to predisposition.
Another participant who had chemotherapy-induced alopecia said that she felt less awkward about using a wig after an enjoyable experience with another participant when trying them on.
Of the many treatments available for androgenetic alopecia, only two (finasteride and minoxidil) have been scientifically shown to be useful in the treatment of hair loss.
