Male Pattern Baldness. It’s Signs, Symptoms And Treatment.

The chances of balding in men are particularly high and somewhere around half of all men will suffer from balding at some stage during their life. Balding in men is usually the result of a condition called male pattern balding. What are the signs and symptoms of male pattern baldness and what are the stages of its progression?

Male pattern baldness is inherited and means that you are much more likely to experience hair thinning in your life. The hair thinning starts gradually in men and progresses right through to total baldness in those unlucky enough to get to that stage. The first sign is a slightly receding hairline.

At the same time the man may be experiencing hair thinning on the crown of his head but it will not be sufficiently noticeable. However the receding hairline will progress to the stage where it is clear that he is developing advancing balding including a bald spot on the crown of his head.

Gradually the baldness in both places advances until, in all likelihood, he develops a complete bald spot on the crown of the head. By this stage the receding hairline should be well developed and gradually the 2 grow together until they join up to produce baldness from the front to the crown of the head.

And for some continue this will until there is only a gradual horseshoe of hair left around the back and sides of the head.

This is a general description of the signs and the stages of male pattern balding. It may or may not advance like this for you however whether it will is unknown until it happens. Some men suffer much less balding than described.

Fortunately the cause of baldness in men is known. The male hormone DHT derived from testosterone slowly limits the capacity of hair follicles to take up essential nutrients. This results in the follicle shrinking, the hair shrinking and thinning and premature death, and this hair will not be replaced sufficiently with new healthy hair.

Fortunately there are now FDA approved hair loss treatments. There are 2 treatments approved for men. One of these is called minoxidil which operates, so it is thought, by increasing the blood supply to the hair follicle. This allows the follicle an increased supply of nutrients thereby reversing the nutrient deficit and this is thought to be the major effect of minoxidil at affecting hair regrowth.

Using minoxidil on its own is effective but one company has taken this approach one step further to combine minoxidil with essential hair nutrients to maximise the chances of this approach working.

Finasteride, usually called Propecia, is the other FDA approved product and it also works to promote hair regrowth but has significant side-effects, often in loss of libido.

Whilst there are 2 approved products neither will work for everyone and you need to commit to at least 6 months use and preferably 12 months use to see if they work for you.

So that’s how male pattern balding progresses and what you can do about it. Minoxidil combined with essential hair nutrients is the best male hair loss treatment and you can find out where to get it on my website.

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