What is Male Pattern Baldness and what causes it?
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. This is because 50% of the population is genetically susceptible to a hormone called 5-dihydrotestosterone, or 5-DHT, which comes from testosterone produced normally in the body. All the genetically susceptible hair follicles which are located typically in the front and top of the scalp will begin to grow thinner and slower over the years, until eventually they completely stop growing and disappear.
