Sunday, February 17, 2013

Understanding Male Pattern Hair Loss

By Rey El


If you're like the bulk of men in the world you will have been spotting that your hairline has started receding or thinning. Chances are this is because of male pattern hair loss (MPHL). Men regularly begin to spot the signs around the age of 20 to 45. In a few cases it can begin earlier and slowly progress over the years. According to the latest studies male pattern hair loss is caused by your family history and a chemical compound by the name of dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

The main purpose for this blog post is to help men subjected to thinning or balding hair to understand about male pattern hair loss (MPHL), as well as the job that dihydrotestosterone (DHT) plays in making a contribution to MPHL, and what can be done about it.

What You Need To Know About Your Hair Loss

Your hair is essentially made from 4 key components:

- Hair shaft - the visible area of hair that you see on your head.
- Follicle - the part of your skin that is responsible for growing hair.
- Hair root - the part of your hair that's inserted in a follicle.
- Dermal papilla - structure containing receptors for male hormones that can contribute to alopecia.

Understanding The Hair-Grow Cycle

As an element of the normal hair-growth cycle, hair that is lost is continually replaced by new hair. Anything that disrupts your personal growth cycle can and often does lead straight to alopecia. Your hair grows to its maximum length, then will break away from the dermal papilla, a new hair will then start growing.

Here are the three stages or cycles of hair growth:

STEP 1

Anagen - your hair grows actively and reaches its maximum length inside 2 to 6 years

STEP 2

Catagen - During this 2 to 4 week transitory phase, your hair breaks away from the dermal papilla and stops growing.

STEP 3

Telogen - After a rest of roughly 2 to 4 months, a new hair will begin to grow and ultimately pushes the old hair out.

You are now armed with the basic understanding of male pattern hair loss. Lets put this knowledge to use and take action. Thanks to todays budding technology living with bald or thinning hair is a choice, and not a must.




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