What is Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)?
Men who experience genetic pattern baldness can suffer the first stages of hair loss by the time they reach 30 years of age. Some men may notice a receding hairline as early as their mid-teens. Though male pattern baldness is prominent in the United States, with up to two-thirds of men experiencing hair loss by their 60s, not much is known as to the cause of the hair loss in the first place. Many myths exist about genetic male pattern baldness, such as excessive wearing of hats, lack of scalp stimulation, or that one’s maternal grandfather is the determining genetic factor. All of these myths are false. Genetic pattern baldness has nothing to do with external or environmental conditions, and the genetic disposition for hair loss can come from either side of the family. Those men who have the genetic trigger for hair loss will first notice a thinning and receding of the hairline at the lateral forehead and eventually result in a “pattern” of baldness on the top of the head. This type of
