Increased DHEAS and Decreased Total Testosterone Serum Levels in a Subset of Men with Early-Onset Androgenetic Alopecia: Does a Male PCOS-Equivalent Exist?

Table 1

Clinical, biochemical and anamnestic features of the male equivalent of PCOS [5].

Age	Features of the male PCOS-equivalent
<35 years	(i) Clinical signs of hyperandrogenism (early-onset AGA and/or acne and/or hypertrichosis); (ii) PCOS-like hormonal pattern (increased DHEAS, AMH, 17α-OH-progesterone, FAI, decreased FSH); (iii) Metabolic abnormalities (insulin resistance, low SHBG levels, hyperglycaemia, hyperinsulinemia) and/or a trend towards higher BMI values; (iv) A familiar history positive for PCOS
Elderly men	Diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatitis, prostate cancer