| Hair loss usually develops gradually and may be | | | | pattern baldness represents about 90% of all hair loss |
| patchy or diffuse (all over). The average scalp | | | | cases. The result is either a receding hairline or thinning |
| contains about 100,000 hairs. Baldness typically refers | | | | hair at the crown of the head. Androgenetic alopecia |
| to excessive hair loss from your scalp and can be the | | | | (male pattern baldness) has a characteristic pattern of |
| result of heredity, certain medications or an underlying | | | | hair loss; it begins with a slight recession at the front |
| medical condition. Baldness or hair loss is typically | | | | hairline and is followed by thinning on the crown of the |
| something only adults need to worry about. Hair loss | | | | head. |
| during adolescence can mean a person's sick or | | | | Alopecia Areata is an extremely common condition |
| maybe just not eating right. Some medications or | | | | and will affect 1% to 2% of the population at some |
| medical treatments, like chemotherapy treatment for | | | | point in their lives. Men with male-pattern hair loss may |
| cancer, also cause people to lose their hair. Some hair | | | | have an expectation of hair loss if they have male |
| loss sufferers make use of clinically proven treatments | | | | relatives who lost hair in a recognizably male pattern. |
| such as finasteride and topically applied minoxidil (in | | | | For men who are experiencing thinning hair, their |
| solution) in an attempt to prevent further loss and | | | | follicles on the top of the head are genetically |
| regrow hair. Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. | | | | vulnerable to baldness. Over time, these genetically |
| Many women notice hair loss about 3 months after | | | | vulnerable follicles are acted upon by the hormone |
| they've had a baby. This loss is also related to | | | | DHT. This hormone binds with the receptor sites of |
| hormones. During pregnancy, high levels of certain | | | | these vulnerable follicles and causes a miniaturization |
| hormones cause the body to keep hair that would | | | | of the hair shaft and follicle over time. Male pattern hair |
| normally fall out. Some medicines can cause hair loss. | | | | loss (Androgenetic Alopecia) is an inherited condition |
| This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking | | | | manifested when androgens are present in normal |
| the medicine. | | | | amounts. The gene can be inherited from the mother |
| People with hair loss may sometimes be more likely to | | | | or father's side. The onset, rate, and severity of hair |
| have a negative body image than those without hair | | | | loss are unpredictable. The severity increases with age |
| loss. The infection is easily treated with antifungal | | | | and if the condition is present it will be progressive and |
| medicines. Finally, hair loss may occur as part of an | | | | relentless. Hair restoration surgery works by relocating |
| underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Both | | | | the bald resistant hair follicles from the back of the |
| men and women tend to lose hair thickness and | | | | head to the balding areas on top. |
| amount as they age. Inherited or "pattern baldness" | | | | Male Hair Loss Treatment Tips |
| affects many more men than women. Medicines that | | | | 1. Wigs and hair transplants are, obviously, the most |
| can cause hair loss include blood thinners. Certain | | | | direct form of treatment. |
| infections can cause hair loss. Fungal infections of the | | | | 2. Herbal preparations that contain zinc, magnesium, |
| scalp can cause hair loss in children. About 25% of | | | | iron, vitamin E and other substances in various |
| men begin to bald by the time they are 30 years old, | | | | combinations can help. |
| and about two-thirds are either bald or have a balding | | | | 3. Minoxidil is a lotion available from the pharmacist that |
| pattern by age 60. Male pattern baldness (also known | | | | you rub on to the scalp. |
| as genetic hair loss or alopecia androgenetica) is the | | | | 4. Finasteride (Propecia) is the latest drug treatment. |
| most common form of hair loss in men. Men - and | | | | 5. Rogaine, or minoxidil, which is a topical product, liquid, |
| some women - lose hair as they grow older. Male | | | | which is applied directly to the scalp twice a day. |