Recognizing The Signs And Symptoms Of Male Pattern Baldness.
The chances that many men experience some form of baldness in their life is around 50 percent. For over 90 percent of those men experiencing balding the cause will be male pattern balding. What are the signs of male pattern baldness and what are the stages,and can you reverse it?
Pattern baldness is inherited and predisposes you to advancing baldness as you age. Gradually balding in men progresses from virtually unnoticeable right through, in some cases, to severe balding. The first sign of male pattern balding is a receding hairline.
Often the man is experiencing thinning hair on the crown of his head however at this stage this is unnoticeable whereas the receding hairline will become noticeable. As the receding hairline progresses it will become quite clear that the man is suffering from some form of advancing balding and at this stage it may also become noticeable that he is developing a bald spot on the crown of his head.
Gradually the baldness in both places advances until, in all likelihood, he develops a complete bald spot on the crown of the head. By this stage the receding hairline should be well developed and gradually the 2 grow together until they join up to produce baldness from the front to the crown of the head.
And for some continue this will until there is only a gradual horseshoe of hair left around the back and sides of the head.
This is the general progression for men suffering from male pattern baldness but might not describe how it works for you. It’s hard to say before it happens exactly how male pattern baldness will affect any one individual. Some men are lucky and have less balding.
The actual mechanism by which male pattern baldness causes the hair to fall out is known. A male hormone called DHT restricts the ability of hair follicles to absorb nutrients and the hair follicles shrink causing the hair to weaken and die prematurely.
The good news is that the FDA have approved two hair loss treatments for cases of male pattern balding. Minoxidil is one of these and it is thought that this operates by increasing the flow of blood to the hair thereby increasing nutrient supply.
Minoxidil on its own seems to be effective but a more effective approach is to include a range of essential hair nutrients combined with minoxidil which means that those nutrients will be available in the blood supply.
Finasteride which is called Propecia also works to improve hair growth however has been shown to have some side-effects in men including to limit libido.
Both products work but neither work for everyone and is important to understand that you need to use the products for at least 6 months and preferably 12 before you can decide if they are working for you.
So that’s how male pattern balding progresses and what you can do about it. Minoxidil combined with essential hair nutrients is the best male hair loss treatment and you can find out where to get it on my website.
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