Men and hair loss seems always to have been a losing combination. Although male pattern hair loss is very commontwo out of three men will experience itand is hardly ever associated with serious health risks, its hard to imagine a common condition that is met with more anxiety. But much of the stigma surrounding male hair loss is due to half-truths and exaggerations. So if you start noticing theres not as much hair up there, dont pull out the rest of it in worrytake our quiz below and learn whats going on with your body and how you can slow the follicle fallout.
If youre losing hair, its male pattern baldness.
False. Its true that for 95 percent of men who lose their hair, male pattern baldness, or androgenetic alopecia, is the culprit. With this condition, an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, a hormone that causes hair follicles to shut down hair production. Male pattern baldness can begin appearing in men in their 20s and usually progresses slowly from the front or apex of the scalp, or both.
But male pattern baldness is not the only cause of male hair lossand its important to talk to your physician or...