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Causes of Male Pattern Baldness -
Male Hair Loss Treatments
Understanding the cause of men's hair loss
may better indicate exactly why it presently has no
cure.
The
most common cause of hair
loss in men, is male
pattern baldness representing almost 95% of all hair
loss in men. Men who have this type of hair loss
usually have inherited it as part of their genetic
makeup.
 ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA - the modem medical term
for male pattern hair loss - can be
broken down in two parts.
First,
Androgenetic, consisting of ANDROGEN (Any of the
various hormones that control the appearance and
development of masculine characteristics such as
testosterone). And GENETIC--the inheritance of genes
from either the mother or the father's side of the
family. Add AGE, which when coupled with genetics,
represents a time clock that will signal the hair
follicle to produce an enzyme named 5 alpha
reductase. When the testosterone present in the
follicle combines with the enzyme 5 alpha reductase,
it produces dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
Second,
ALOPECIA meaning hair loss, of which there are many
types.
Put
simply, scientists are working against aging,
hormones and genetics. This is no easy task. Add the
fact that male or female pattern hair loss is not
life threatening, and it is easy to see why many
physicians do not view hair loss as a priority in
scientific research.
What is
working for you in terms of research is that large
pharmaceutical firms now know that a cure for hair
loss could mean a fortune in revenue for their
companies and stockholders.
Although we may not see a cure in our lifetime, it
is possible. Science is closer to understanding hair
loss due to many recent advancements. To say the
cure is around the corner would only be speculation
but hope certainly is alive.
If you in fact experience
androgenetic alopecia, more likely than not your
hair loss will be limited to the top of the head and
may or may not involve thinning and/or receding hair
lines.
Causes of Hair Loss in Men
-
 Alopecia
areata: Generally thought to be an autoimmune disorder.
Causes "patchy" hair loss, often in small circular areas
in different areas of the scalp.
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Alopecia
totalis: Total hair loss of the scalp, (an advanced form
of alopecia areata).
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Alopecia
universalis: Hair loss of the entire body, (also an
advanced form of alopecia areata).
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Traction
alopecia: Hair loss caused by physical stress and
tension on the hair such as prolonged use of hair
weaving, corn rows etc.
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Telogen
effiuvium: Hair loss Caused by
Physical stress, emotional stress, thyroid
abnormalities, medications and hormonal causes normally
associated with females.
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Anagen
effiuvium: Generally due to internally administered
medications, such as chemotherapy agents, that poison
the growing hair follicle.
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Trichotillomania (TTM), or "trich" as it is commonly
known, is an impulse control disorder characterized by
the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes,
facial hair, nose hair, eyebrows or other body hair,
often resulting in noticeable bald patches.
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Chemotherapy: One of the most common side effects
of chemotherapy treatment is hair loss. Chemotherapy hair loss may occur on the
scalp, face, underarms, and other places on the body.
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