Androgenic alopecia - is also known as male-pattern or female-pattern baldness. The growth phase of the hair is shorter which results in increased shedding and miniaturisation of the follicles occur i.e. with each hair cycle the hairs appear smaller and finer. This condition is reversible in the early stages with lotions and some patients may require tablets to stop or slow the progress. The main difference between men and women, is that the ‘pattern’ of thinning is different: in women the tends