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The more common of the hair loss conditions is androgenetic alopecia. This condition is better known by its more familiar name, male pattern baldness. This condition is characterized by the pattern of how the hair begins to dissipate and cease to grow on the head. It typically begins around the temples, and then thins out and dissipates from the top of the head. This condition typically leaves hair around the sides and back of the head.
In terms of females, there is no receding hairline. The hair simply thins dramatically over the entire head. Bald spots and seriously dissappearing hairlines do not occur. For a woman to become entirely bald because of this condition is extremely rare.
This condition has been found to have both genetic and environmental factors that dictate its occurrence and severity. Specifically, in men, the hair follicles are found to react adversely to DHT. DHT is dihydrotestosterones. These are androgens, which are more specifically hormones. This DHT has been found to actually shrink the hair follicles. This prevents their ability to properly grow and bring about more air follicles.
While many believe that this is the only explanation for androgenetic alopecia it is not. There is also a field of thought that argues despite the shrinking hair follicles on the head, the hair on the remainder of the body, including the face still grow just fine. Many argue that it is really changes in the hormonal and cell structure of the skin and scalp that causes the baldness to occur.
What needs to be discussed is the fact that there appears to be many hormone changes in men that demonstrate symptoms of this condition. These individuals tend to possess higher levels of total free androgens, unbound free testosterones, and alpha 5 reductase levels. These men also demonstrate lower overall levels of testosterone.
It is the alpha 5 reductase that presents the most compelling argument for being at fault for androgenetic alopecia. This hormone actually converts unbound free testosterones to DHT. This is the same DHT that hinders the growth of new hair follicles.
Androgenetic alopecia has been linked to some other health conditions in men. DHT affects not only hair growth, but also the proper functioning of the prostrate. In some men this has been found to be a predicator of prostrate cancer. Doctors now know to check for this disease when complaints of hair thinning or loss are lodged. It is also believed that androgenetic alopecia may also be linked to coronary artery disease as well. In women, there is believed to be a link between the thinning of hair and hair loss and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Hair loss remains a huge problem throughout the world. It is not positively assessed as to how androgenetic alopecia is linked to other conditions, or even if it is a manifestation of the onset of other conditions. hat it known is that a cure is desperately sought, and that this condition causes distress for thhe individuals who suffer from it.
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