Fight Balding: DHT

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Minoxidil for Hair Loss Treatment

12:53 PM

Minoxidil are used in the treatment of male pattern baldness, and also used to help hair growth in women with thinning hair.

Minoxidil Hair Growth – Greetings Readers... Maybe some of you may already very familiar about minoxidil or even become permanent users minoxidil for long periods of time, Minoxidil is greatly helps the hair growth treatment of androgenic alopecia or male pattern baldness.

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Male Pattern Baldness - are you one of the sufferers?

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Male Pattern Baldness - Dear Readers, the male pattern baldness is the most common cause of hair loss which occurs in men at some stage, it affects over half of men to some extent at the age of 50 and most men at some stage in their lives (age 20).

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The condition is sometimes referred to androgenetic alopecia. Usually, it takes 15-25 years to reach a total baldness. However, but it some cases some men go total bald in fewer than five years.

CAUSE

Male pattern baldness is related to the genes and male sex hormones especially testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is the most significant cause of hair loss. It blocks the hair folicle to get sufficient nutrients.

Hair is made in hair follicles which are under the skin surface. A hair normally grows from each follicle for about 3 years and then shed and a new hair grows from the follicle. This cycle of hair growth goes on throughout life. To grow normal, hair folicle needs sufficient nutrients.

SYMPTOMS

Usually, at the beginning the hair starts to recede on the temples of the scalp and also at the top of the head. A bald patch gradually developed in the middle of the scalp. Receding sides and bald on the crown gradually enlarged, leaving the patch in front.

How to Reduce DHT

11:36 PM

This Article Explain the role of DHT in hair loss and how to reduce DHT for hair loss treatment

how to reduce DHT - Male and female adults can lose hair as a consequence of changes in the metabolism of androgen in the body (commonly in men), this is usually caused by a buildup of DHT in the scalp which can impede the flow of nutrients to the hair follicles.

What is DHT?

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DHT is short for Dihydrotestosterone, is actually male sex hormone, an androgen. DHT synthesized in the adrenal glands, prostate, hair follicles, testes.

DHT occurs when the enzymes of the skin and scalp make contact with testosterone.

DHT plays a major role in hair loss, is the enemy of hair follicles on your head. Under certain conditions DHT wants those hair follicles dead by blocking the nutrients supply.

DHT on the other hand is essential in the development of male characteristics during puberty such as facial hair, muscular appearance etc.

In later in man life, DHT only has a causative role in acne, prostatic hypertrophy (enlargement of the prostate), and hair loss.”

DHT causes balding

DHT is not directly causing the hair to fall out, but DHT actually restricts the follicles ability to produce hair growth by blocking the nutrients flow to hair follicles.

But balding is genetic, some people aren’t affected by DHT in the scalp but in those who have a genetic tendency to hair loss, the hair follicles are particularly sensitive to the effects of DHT.