The cause of male pattern baldness is no longer a mystery. Research has shown that when the male hormone - testosterone is exposed to 5-alpha-reductase, an enzyme in the hair follicle, it produces another hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which causes permanent hair loss. This hormone (DHT) causes the hair follicle to shrink and grow a finer hair that is lighter in color, shorter and less deeply rooted than its predecessor.

The primary factors are Genetic and Hormonal but also Medications, Post-partum changes, Stress, Menopausal changes and Diet may influence hair growth and hair loss.

There are many myths about baldness. Baldness often is blamed on poor circulation of the scalp, vitamin deficiencies have been blamed for baldness, wearing a hat or not wearing a hat, and basically all of these myths have been shown to be false. you can't always just look at your mother's father and determine whether you are at risk. Within families, some brothers may have male pattern baldness and others may continue to have a thick head of hair.

it develops, the hairs in the affected areas of the scalp (top of head and middle front of head) become shorter, finer and less pigmented with successive growth cycles. This androgenic alopecia seems to be associated with the presence of dihydroxytestosterone (DHT), a metabolite of testosterone. Men with a genetic deficiency of 5alpha-reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to DHT, do not suffer male pattern baldness.

Normal hair growth can be considered as a balance between normal cyclic growth and hair loss, therefore hair loss can be considered when hair loss exceeds hair growth. Male pattern baldness begins with hair loss, and more specifically when more hair is falling than the one that is growing. This can begin from teenage years and becomes more apparent as men age. Don't think this is not common, as it affects 50% of the male population.

No, it is not. Baldness is a condition where there is loss of hair root hence no possibility of hair growth. In case of Alopecia areata there is a great chance to regain hair growth.

The term "common baldness" usually means male-pattern hair loss. Male-pattern hair loss is the most common cause of hair loss in men. Men who have this type of hair loss usually have inherited the trait (hair follicles receptive to DHT bonding). Men who start losing their hair at an early age tend to develop more extensive baldness. In male-pattern baldness, hair loss typically results in a receding hair line and baldness on the top of the head.

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The tendency towards male pattern balding is genetic and can be inherited from either the mother or father i.e. it is not sex linked. Balding is started when dihydro testosterone molecules bond with special receptor sights on hair follicle cells. This causes the hair follicle to miniaturise and eventually to die.

No. It is not for sudden, unexpected hair loss, as may happen during pregnancy or after childbirth, or due to thyroid disorders. Regaine? Regular Strength should not be used during pregnancy or while breast feeding. Regaine? Regular Strength should not be used to treat patchy hair loss due to scalp inflammation or other causes, or total loss of body hair.

Shaving your head will not, in and of itself, affect the rate of your hair's growth in any way. However, belief that shaving does affect hair growth is common. There's an article in the ShaverLog about this.

When hair falls out in typical male baldness, it is not a normal hair that falls. In the balding process, the hairs on the top of the head go through shorter and shorter anagen cycles. With each cycle, the diameter of the hair shaft becomes progressively less in diameter. Eventually the hair in the balding area becomes so thin that it vanishes. The process is called miniaturization.

Baldness is a progressive disorder. Hair on the front and top of the head is lost because it is hormone dependent. Hair on the sides and lower back does not have hormone receptors. This hair is retained till the age of 60 ? 70yrs. Plastic surgeons transfer the persons own hair roots from the long lasting area to the bald area.

It is a dysfunction related to adrogens (male hormones). Both hormonal and hereditary factors play an important part in its development. Common baldness is characterised by a receding hair line and/or the loss of hair on the crown of the head.