Hair loss in men
Androgenic Alopecia
Men usually lose big hair quantities for 3 main reasons: inheritance, age, and hormonal issues. The Androgenic Alopecia mostly affects the head’s frontal and superior areas. The main hormone that affects the hair follicles is Dihyrdotestosterone hormone or DHT. DHT travels through the blood and reaches the blood of the capillary roots and weakens the follicles. When they become thin, the start to break and fall easily.
There are also other causes that affect hair loss in men. These are:
- Genetic predisposition
- Scars: after a surgery or accident, the hairy follicle can be lost completely
- Autoimmune defense after having severe stress, both psychologically or physically
- Thyroid gland: both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism can cause hair loss
- Hormonal issues: from Thyroid, Pituitary adenoma, and Suprarenal glands
- Nutritious: lack of fat, zinc, protein, biotin, iron, others
- Unknown reasons
Men can use Norwood’s scale to determine in which baldness level they are.
