If you suffer from androgenetic alopecia, the anagen phase gradually becomes shorter, leading to more hair in the telogen phase. If you do not use a hair loss product, you may experience increased shedding of your hair. In the advanced cases of androgenetic alopecia, you may experience bald patches, or a receding hairline.
Androgenetic alopecia , a hereditary androgen-dependent disorder, is characterized by progressive thinning of the scalp hair defined by various patterns. It is the most common type of hair loss in men. Lower prevalence has been seen among Asian, Native American, and African American men, whereas high prevalence has been found among men of white race/ethnicity.
Androgenetic alopecia is directly related to the low dose of hormones in everyone's body known as androgen. This hormone is related to hair growth and to the health of the hair overall. When this hormone ceases functioning in the body the body then stops the generation of new hair in certain parts of the scalp. Most often this happens in a tracked pattern, hence the name male pattern baldness. The real problem is that the hormones cannot be turned back on with any kind of success and their failure is directly related, in most cases, to aging overall. As our bodies get older the many systems that are at work start to lose their effectiveness and in many cases they will stop working all together. That is why you see many people develop problems over time, like low tolerance for certain foods. That is the bodies' response to getting older.
The path that androgenetic alopecia takes is very well known. In most men the disease will start to effect the hair line, as it will start to recede on both sides of the front. Then the top of the head, near the back, will start to thin. These are the largest problem areas for most men who are affected by this disease and they are also the most commonly treated areas.
Androgenetic alopecia is so common that thousands of products have hit the market over the years that claim to be able to cure this disease. Well most often you will find that this is not the case. Their claims are under written by lines of disclaimers that offer little hope that the most often expensive products are not going to re-grow hair and if they do it will certainly be a fluke. However, there are products which address DHT and it's effects on the hair follicle, by blocking the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase and lowering DHT levels on the scalp.
