The Most Common Cause Of Hair Loss

by Michael J. Harris

The most common cause of hair loss in men and also a critical problem for many women is the condition known as Androgenetic alopecia (male and female pattern balding). The three basic components which are responsible for both female and male balding are as follows:

1. Inordinate presence of male hormones.

2. Hereditary predisposition for balding to come about.

3. Aging - enough time for the first two factors to occur.

The fact that androgens occur in a good deal greater concentration in men explains why male pattern baldness is more common than female balding, even though both men and women produce male hormones that have a valuable role to play in both sexes.

It is the metabolism of male hormones (androgen/testosterone) which is main cause of hair loss and male and female pattern balding.

The metabolic process of androgen requires an enzyme known as 5 alpha reductase which merges with the hormone (testosterone) and changes it to DHT (Dihydro-testosterone) which is an elemental metabolite of our body. This comprises the root cause of hair loss. 

There are some individuals, both men and women alike, who are genetically susceptible to produce more DHT than the rest of us. It is this accumulation of DHT and its consequence on the cells inside the hair follicle and root which is among the primary causes of male and female pattern balding.

As DHT enters the hair follicle and root, particularly an area called the dermal papilla, it alters the cell's activity and forestalls essential proteins, vitamins and minerals from supplying sustenance required to support life in the hairs of those follicles. Accordingly, hair follicles are multiplied at a a great deal slower pace. This abbreviates the maturing stage (anagen phase) and or lengthens the resting stage (telogen phase) of the follicle. DHT also induces hair follicles to contract and get increasingly more diminished and finer. This action is called miniaturization and causes the hair to ultimately fall. DHT stimulated androgenetic aloepcia is accountable for 95% of all hair loss.

Blocking the synthesis of DHT at the molecular level shapes the groundwork for the handling of MPHL (male pattern hair loss) and FPHL (female pattern hair loss). There are several natural DHT blockers and numerous drugs which are employed for medical hair restoration.

Among them are hair loss shampoos commonly accessible in drugstores including Dr.Proctor's hair loss shampoo, which consists of natural ingredients. Statistics bear witness that this product represents the preferred hair loss shampoo. Second is Life Extension Shampoo.

Additional normally used hair loss shampoos include Hairgenesis, Procerin, Tricomin, Revivogen, nisim, Viviscal, Hair Genesis, Avacor, and Thymuskin. A research study corroborates that Thymuskin hair loss shampoo is 95% effective in treating female baldness and 67% in treating male pattern baldness.