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why do men lose their hair?
Most Common Cause: Male Pattern Baldness(androgenetic alopecia)
it's caused by genes you get from your parents. Scientists think the gene may affect how sensitive your hair follicles are to a hormone called DHT,
which makes them shrink. As they get smaller, the hair that grows back tends to be finer, thinner, and shorter. Eventually, it takes longer for hair to grow back.
How to know If I have androgenetic alopecia?
The Hairline And Crown Of The Head
Usually the early signs of male pattern baldness will include thinning of the hair line and bald areas at the crown of the head.
You will know your hairline is receding as it gradually moves backward with the temples receding back more than the middle portion of the scalp.
At what age I can start to experience androgenetic alopecia?
Hair Loss in Your 20s
The majority of androgenetic alopecia (or male pattern baldness) sufferers start noticing their hair loss in their mid to late twenties.
By age 20, about 20% of men have at least some visible hair loss.
Is it possible to experience hair loss as a teenager?
Hair Loss in Teenagers
While you may feel like you are too young to start losing your hair in your teens, the reality is that hair loss can begin as early as 15 or 16 years old.
While it’s uncommon, hair loss in your teens tends to come on gradually, beginning with thinning hair or a receding hairline.
How does male pattern baldness work?
Each hair on your head has a growth cycle. With male pattern baldness, this growth cycle begins to weaken and the hair follicle shrinks, producing shorter and finer strands of hair.
Eventually, the growth cycle for each hair ends and no new hair grows in its place.
Fast facts on dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
DHT is an androgen and helps give males their male characteristics. DHT is thought to cause hair follicles to miniaturize, and this contributes to male pattern hair loss. By the age of 50 years, over half of the men in the U.S. will probably experience hair loss mediated by DHT.
Does DHT cause hairloss?
If you're genetically susceptible to hair loss, DHT can bind to receptors in your hair follicles and cause them to shrink, weaken and eventually die. ... Since DHT is the primary hormone responsible for hair loss in men, the most effective way to slow down and prevent hair loss is to block DHT.
How does DHT kill hair follicles?
An enzyme called 5-alpha reductase -- which is produced in the largest concentrations in the prostate and scalp -- converts some of the testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, or DHT. DHT can in turn cause hair follicles to begin to atrophy.
Why does DHT only affect the scalp?
Balding areas of the scalp show increases in a potent form of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), while drugs that block conversion of testosterone to DHT can slow hair loss. In the scalp, DHT seems to cause hair follicles to become thinner. ... Testosterone contributes to thinning of the subcutaneous fat.
Does increasing testosterone increase DHT?
When levels of testosterone increase, more of it is converted to dihydrotestosterone and so levels of dihydrotestosterone therefore also increase as a result. ... As testosterone in the blood increases, more of it is also converted to dihydrotestosterone, resulting in higher levels of dihydrotestosterone as well.
How do you stop DHT from attacking hair follicles?
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How do you stop testosterone from turning into DHT?
Drugs like finasteride are made to block the conversion of testosterone to DHT by binding to the 5α-Reductase enzyme,
preventing your body from producing any DHT in the first place.
Finasteride binds to 5-AR proteins to block DHT from binding with them.
This helps keep DHT from binding to receptors on your hair follicles and keeps them from shrinking.
How can I naturally lower DHT?
Practicing a healthy lifestyle can help reduce DHT levels naturally. This includes regular exercise, quit smoking, reduce stress, take time to rest, and do scalp exercises like massages to reduce tension and increase blood flow. The herbal route is also an effective natural way to reduce DHT in the body.
Is Blocking DHT bad?
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Is Blocking DHT safe?
For the most part, blocking DHT doesn't produce any noticeable side effects for most men. The vast majority of people that use drugs like finasteride and topical DHT blockers don't experience any negative effects -- instead, they notice thicker and healthier hair.
What's the importance of DHT during puberty?
DHT is biologically important for sexual differentiation of the male genitalia during embryogenesis, maturation of the penis and scrotum at puberty, growth of facial, body, and pubic hair, and development and maintenance of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles.
Is DHT important after puberty?
At puberty, DHT is critical for penile growth. It works in combination with testosterone to increase the size of the male external genitalia. This does not mean that taking testosterone or DHT will increase your penis size. Adult men who have completed puberty no longer have androgen receptors in their penile tissue.
Does stress increase DHT levels?
Stress due to sleep deprivation in military recruits lowered testosterone levels, but is not noted to have affected SHBG.
Thus, stress due to sleep deprivation in fit males is unlikely to elevate DHT, which is one cause of male pattern baldness.
Do DHT blockers really work?
DHT blockers are the most effective hair loss treatment. A study by the American Academy of Dermatology found that finasteride is effective at DHT blocking. Not only does it halt hair loss, but it can even help with future growth.
Can hair grow back after Balding?
Eventually, it takes longer for hair to grow back. Then, the follicles will shrink so that no hair grows at all. Male pattern baldness shows up in a telltale shape: a receding hairline with thinning strands around the crown of your head. ... Hair will not grow back. it's important to take action as early as possible to stop your hair loss.
Do hair follicles die in male pattern baldness?
Male pattern baldness follows a typical sequence or pattern, and air loss can start in different areas but is usually at the temples and/or on the crown of the head. ... In male pattern balding, hair follicles actually shrink; they don't disappear.
I may make part 2 talking about most hair loss treatments if this thread got positive outcome.
