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Male pattern baldness (MPB) is the most common form of hair loss in men and accounts for about 95% of                                                men's hair loss.   It is a form of androgenetic alopecia.  Male pattern baldness sufferers are actually inheriting                             

hair follicles with a genetic sensitivity to Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Hair follicles that are sensitive to DHT                                         begin to miniaturize, shortening the lifespan of each hair follicle affected. Eventually, these affected follicles                                            stop producing cosmetically acceptable hair.

 

Male pattern baldness is generally characterized with the onset of a receeding hairline and thinning crown.                                                Hair in these areas including the temples and mid-anterior scalp appear to be the most sensitive to DHT.                                        

This pattern eventually progresses into more apparent baldness throughout the entire top of the scalp,                                          leaving only a rim or "horseshoe" pattern of hair remaining in the more advanced stages of MPB. For some                                               men even this remaining rim of hair can be affected by DHT.

  

Male Pattern Baldness

Causes

While there are many possible reasons people lose hair, including serious diseases, reaction to certain medications, and, in rare cases, extremely stressful events, most hair loss in men can be blamed on heredity. Male pattern baldness is related to your genes and male sex hormones. It usually follows a pattern of receding hairline and hair thinning on the crown, and is caused by hormones and genetic predisposition.

 

Each strand of hair you have sits in a tiny hole (cavity) in the skin called a follicle. Baldness in general occurs when the hair follicle shrinks over time, resulting in shorter and finer hair. Eventually, the follicle does not grow new hair. The follicles remain alive, which suggests that it is still possible to grow new hair. Male pattern baldness sufferers are actually inheriting are hair follicles with a genetic sensitivity to Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Hair follicles that are sensitive to DHT begin to miniaturize, shortening the lifespan of each hair follicle affected. Eventually, these affected follicles stop producing cosmetically acceptable hair.

 

 

 

    

Symptoms

The typical pattern of male baldness begins at the hairline. The hairline gradually moves backward (recedes) and forms an "M" shape. Eventually the hair becomes finer, shorter, and thinner, and creates a U-shaped (or horseshoe) pattern of hair around the sides of the head. 

 

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