Hair response to androgens varies from person to person and includes increase in follicle size, fibre diameter, and the amount of time spent in anagen (the growth-cycle phase).
Terminal hair, also known as sexual hair, is dependent on androgens for development and maintenance.
Hair in different areas of the body demonstrates varying levels of androgen sensitivity, depending mostly on local sensitivity of androgen receptors and 5-alpha-reductase activity levels.
is a condition seen in women that is associated with development of androgen-dependent terminal hair (coarse, pigmented) following a male-pattern distribution (face, chest, abdomen, back).
