{"id":7393,"date":"2024-06-06T15:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=7393"},"modified":"2024-06-06T15:23:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:23:08","slug":"male-pattern-baldness-how-to-treat-and-prevent-hair-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=7393","title":{"rendered":"Male Pattern Baldness: How to Treat and Prevent Hair Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Male-pattern baldness hits half of men by age 50. Here\u2019s what to know about treatment and prevention.`<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It\u2019s a day no man looks forward to: looking in the mirror and admitting that his widow\u2019s peak is real. Or feeling the breeze on the crown of his head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Up to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK278957\/#:~:text=Male%20androgenetic%20alopecia%20(MAA)%20is,vertex%20and%20mid%20frontal%20scalp\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">half<\/a> of men will experience some form of male-pattern baldness by 50, and still more after that. Though our genetics and hormones play major roles in hair loss, the exact mechanisms aren\u2019t fully understood, which is why treatments to stem and reverse it remain imperfect, said Dr. Arash Mostaghimi, vice chair of clinical trials and innovation in the dermatology department at Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital in Boston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">However, there are a few things you can do both before and after that fateful day comes. Here is what you need to know about what works, what\u2019s new and what to avoid.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-532074f4\">What Causes Male Pattern Baldness<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The average human head contains around 100,000 hairs. Each is connected to a follicle, which can hold one to five hairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s basically its own organ,\u201d Dr. Mostaghimi said of a scalp follicle. \u201cIt has its own stem cells. It regenerates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Typically, men\u2019s hair loss occurs because of an increase in <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/articles\/24555-dht-dihydrotestosterone\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">an enzyme<\/a> in the scalp that converts testosterone to a more potent form, called dihydrotestosterone (or DHT), Dr. Mostaghimi said. 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Here\u2019s what to know about treatment and prevention.`It\u2019s a day no man looks forward to: looking in the mirror and admitting that his widow\u2019s peak is real. Or feeling the breeze on the crown of his head.Up to half of men will experience some form of male-pattern baldness by 50, and still more after that. Though our genetics and hormones play major roles in hair loss, the exact mechanisms aren\u2019t fully understood, which is why treatments to stem and reverse it remain imperfect, said Dr. Arash Mostaghimi, vice chair of clinical trials and innovation in the dermatology department at Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital in Boston.However, there are a few things you can do both before and after that fateful day comes. Here is what you need to know about what works, what\u2019s new and what to avoid.What Causes Male Pattern BaldnessThe average human head contains around 100,000 hairs. Each is connected to a follicle, which can hold one to five hairs.\u201cIt\u2019s basically its own organ,\u201d Dr. Mostaghimi said of a scalp follicle. \u201cIt has its own stem cells. It regenerates.\u201dTypically, men\u2019s hair loss occurs because of an increase in an enzyme in the scalp that converts testosterone to a more potent form, called dihydrotestosterone (or DHT), Dr. Mostaghimi said. The reasons that one man might have more DMT than another are not well understood, but it has a genetic component.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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