ED70.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Female pattern hair loss

Description

Female pattern hair loss differs from male pattern hair loss not only in being generally less pronounced than in men but also by the fact that the normal frontal hair line is usually preserved. A quarter of women will develop clinically detectable pattern hair loss by the age of 70. In the majority of cases it can be attributed to the effects of androgens.

Index terms

  • Female pattern hair loss
  • Female pattern alopecia
  • Female pattern hair loss, androgenetic
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  • female androgenetic alopecia
  • Female pattern hair loss, non-androgenetic

Sibling codes

  • ED70.0 – Male pattern hair loss
  • ED70.2 – Alopecia areata
  • ED70.3 – Telogen effluvium
  • ED70.4 – Anagen effluvium
  • ED70.5 – Scarring alopecia
  • ED70.Y – Other specified alopecia or hair loss
  • ED70.Z – Alopecia, unspecified

Foundation entity

Female pattern hair loss – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/687011469

Part of: ED70: Alopecia or hair loss › 14: Diseases of the skin