Help!!! Hair Loss

Lets begin with a bit about what types of hair loss there are. Until someone suffers from hair loss they are unaware of the many different types of hair loss and the factors behind each one.

Male Pattern Baldness:

On average, there are 90,000 to 150,000 hairs on the scalp. The hairs grow from roots called follicles. Blood vessels at the base of each follicle provide nourishment vital for hair and hair growth. Hair growth in each root occurs in a cycle independent of each other.

At any time about 90 percent of the hairs on the scalp are in the growth phase, while the other 10 percent are in the resting phase. The growth phase can last an average of up to five years, after which the follicle goes into a resting phase, which can last up to four months. At the end of this phase, the hair falls out and is replaced by a new hair. This is all a perfectly normal part of the growth cycle. In fact, on a typical day, up to 150 hairs can be lost. Baldness occurs when hair is lost at an unusually high rate and hair replacement occurs at an unusually slow rate and/or when normal hairs are replaced by weaker, smaller ones.

What is Male Pattern Baldness?:

Almost all cases of hair loss is the result of Male pattern baldness (or androgenetic alopecia). Male pattern baldness occurs much more frequently in men than in women. Even in mild cases It affects roughly 50 million men in the United States.

Balding may begin at any age after puberty. While some types of hair loss is reversible, male pattern baldness tends to be permanent. It occurs in a very typical pattern on the scalp. Hair loss usually begins at the temples and at the top of the head toward the back, causing a receding hairline and a bald spot. Sometimes progressing further until the two sections become joined,leaving a horseshoe pattern on the sides and back of the head. Male pattern baldness progresses slowly and is not associated with any physical discomfort.

What causes male pattern baldness?

Male pattern baldness is thought to be a combination of hormonal and genetic factors. Testosterone and its more potent derivative dihydrotestosterone or DHT as its known are the contributing factors of the degree of baldness. Whatever the exact causes of male pattern baldness may be, it is hereditary.
A tendency toward baldness on either side of a man's family (mother or father) indicates the speed, pattern and degree of the balding.
Usually, the earlier it begins, the more severe the hair loss will be. Wearing a hat does not cause Balding. You can’t regrow your hair by massaging or brushing. These are thought to be false.
Stress may contribute to a form of hair loss, but normal everyday stress does not contribute to balding.

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