Hair Loss In Man

Androgenetic Alopecia also known as male pattern baldness is a genetic condition caused by dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which is present in the scalp of genetically predisposed men.  DHT is known to attack hair follicles causing them to shrink and stop growing hair.  Usually men with this condition lose their hair on top while retaining those on the side and back of their heads.

Male pattern baldness is prevalent and many men suffer from it.  The hair has long been associated with virility and attractiveness in men so for most men, losing one’s hair can be traumatic most especially if it affects a young man.  However, there are several ways of fighting male pattern baldness.  Read more... (504 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Hair loss in a man is somewhat different than hair loss in women.  In formal hair growth, approximately ninety percent of the hair on the scalp is in a continual state of growth.  The remaining ten percent of hair on the scalp is in a phase of “resting” which tends to last two of three months.  At the end of the resting phase, the resting hair is shed.   As you grow older, your hair growth slows.  This means that a certain amount of hair loss in a man (50 – 100 hairs a day) is fairly normal.   Read more... (531 words, 1 image, estimated 2:07 mins reading time)