Can baldness be cured?
By Matt Adler Male pattern baldness has affected men throughout history. Prior to the medical treatments available today, men attempted to treat hair loss in a variety of ways – usually with trying to hide hair loss. Both Napoleon and Julius Caesar grew their hair long and combed it forward. Others hid their hair loss with wigs and hats. Still others believed in mixing animal ingredients together as a paste to treat their hair loss. Unfortunately, no matter how we attempt to treat hair loss, there is still no cure. The medical term for male pattern baldness is androgenetic alopecia, which is the cause of 95% of hair loss. Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss. Androgenetic consists of two keywords: androgen and genetic. Androgen consists of hormones that affect masculinity, such as testosterone. Genetic means the genes we get from either parent. As we age, our hair follicles will produce an enzyme that, when combined with testosterone, produces DHT (dihydrotestosterone). DHT is wh
