Hair Loss And Baldness

Usually when people are busy blaming their hair oil and shampoo for hair loss, hardly they realize that it may also be due to the hormonal imbalance in their body. Such kind of hormonal imbalance referred to as androgenic alopecia, leads to thinning of hair in the initial stages and aggravates to massive hair loss and baldness subsequently. It is a phenomenon that is not so usual aspect. It directly affects the scalp and hair follicles causing the hair to grow weak and thinner.

Androgenic alopecia is a result of a hormone called dihydrotestosterone or DHT. It is a highly active form of testosterone, which not only affects hair follicle but has an overall tremendous impact on various aspects like manly behavior, sex drive and aggression. It is a naturally occurring hormone which is closely associated with sexual development in men. dihydrotestosterone is produced from testosterone in the prostate, various adrenal glands, and the scalp. Recent researches have led the hair experts to conclude that this is the androgen hormone which is responsible for male pattern baldness. Dihydrotestosterone has a very high affinity for the androgen receptor and is estimated to be five to ten times more potent than testosterone.

During androgenic alopecia, dihydrotestosterone fails to recognize the hair follicles and treat them as foreign objects in the body. As a result of auto-immune response, it slowly begins to reject the follicles leading to hair loss and baldness. Follicles at the front, top, and upper back of the head in most men start withering out resulting in baldness if remain undetected for long time. It is quite possible that it may go unnoticed during its initial stages when people are busy looking for a hair oil or shampoo that can control their hair loss.

As a result of unawareness, most of the people do not opt for any type of treatment that can inhibit dihydrotestosterone either through an oral or parental dose or local treatment to the scalp, thus causing the hair follicles to become shorter, thinner, and ultimately stop growing altogether. With time, the action of dihydrotestosterone may cause each hair follicle to decay and they may gradually die. Some hair follicles may simply shrink to the size they were when people were an infant and produce weaker hairs. This tends to grow finer and thinner hair until they are too fine to stay alive.

It is important that people consult a hair expert at the earliest to identify the exact cause and find out a cure for hair loss. A qualified hair expert can analyze the hormonal secretions in the body to determine the exact cause and even recommend a baldness cure for them if desired. It is very important to identify the problem and go for the prescribed drugs to control the effect of the hormone at the earliest. This will help people in regaining your healthy hair steadily. Hair loss can be of various degrees and someone may experience only breakage of hair, others will complain of regular fall while a few will experience sudden loss of hair with visible bald patches slowly increasing day by day.

• John Palsson
• 11/12/2008, 2:59 PM
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