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Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness)
both men and women and accounts for somewhere between 75 and 90% of all instances of hair loss. But before we get into androgenic alopecia let’s quickly review hair. What we call hair is actually much like the ice burg that protrudes from the ocean and believe it or not we start with over 100,000 hairs on our head. Hair is made from a protein called keratin and shields the scalp and head from temperature extremes and conserves heat. Hair also grows on the skins surface, where it works to shield the skin from foreign invaders such as microbes. What we actually call hair is in fact only the hair shaft, which protrudes above the surface of the skin. The root of the hair lies below the skin surface, in the layer called the dermis, originating in a structure called the hair follicle. Next let’s explore the condition itself. Androgenetic alopecia is a common medical term applied to balding or thinning of the scalp hair. Adrogenetic refers to the influence of androgens (male hormones), and genetic predisposition to balding can be the reason of such a hair loss. Genetic is not that simple, and also the hair loss case. Just the presence of balding in your family tree is not enough to predict that you will also become bald. It is really difficult to predict who will go bald and how fast will it be. That is why planning for hair restoration will be very important for that person who gets alarmed about it. Normal men and women produce androgenic hormones; dihydrotestosterone, androsteinedione, testosterone. Testosterone is the most common and is converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by an enzyme know as 5 alpha reductase type 2. For men testicles and adrenals are responsible for the production of testosterone. For women the ovaries and adrenal glands are responsible. These hormones are important for both sexes. But have different concentrations and this is more predominant for males than females. This in part, differentiates the genders. Exposure of hair follicles to DHT, in a susceptible person, in a period of time leads to male and female pattern to baldness or the so-called adrogenetic alopecia. There is no exact age for balding occurrence and can start as early as the teenage years. In men, hair loss usually begins at the forehead or on the top of the head toward the back. Some of the lucky men only lose some of their hair combined with a receding hair line combined with a small bald spot in the back. Others are not so lucky. This is especially true in instances where hair loss began at an early age. These men will most likely will lose all of the hair on top of the head but retain hair on the sides and back of the scalp. This would be known in hair loss lingo as the dreaded horseshoe. In women androgenetic alopecia looks different and some would contend is a kinder gentler variety. This is primarily the case because women have much lower testosterone levels than men, as well as a different pattern of hormone receptors and enzymes on the scalp. They often start to lose their hair later in life and hair loss begins on the top of the head and is recognized by a general thinning of hair, which is evenly distributed over the entire scalp. Women usually do not experience the receding hair line that is so prevalent in men. Unlike so many other types of hair loss, which reverse themselves over time, androgenetic alopecia will not unless the amount of DHT being processed by the hair follicles is reduced or blocked. There are a number of excellent hair regrowth products designed to do just that and are generally effective in slowing and in some cases reversing androgenetic alopecia. It is important to catch the condition before too much hair has been lost. Helpful Products for Stimulating Hair Growth
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