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Male Pattern Baldness
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Hunter Tremaine
General Information
Male pattern baldness (MPB) is a
form of adrogenetic alopecia
Adrogenetic alopecia is a common
form of hair loss
It can occur in male and female humans
MPB is the most common type of
hairloss in men
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Causes
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Hair loss can be attributed to:
Disease
Reaction to medication
Stressful events (very rare)
Heredity
Men with MPB inherit hair follicles with a
genetic sensitivity to
dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
The hair follicles lifespan is shortened
and start to get small
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Treatments/ Cures
Surgical procedures for hair restoration
Some questionable conditioners,
vitamins, and shampoos
Useless
Two options that do work:
Minoxidil (Rogaine) - Topical application,
non-prescription
Finasteride (Propecia) - low-dose drug
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Prevention
Hair loss and male pattern
baldness has no cure
There are few ways to prevent hair
loss and male pattern baldness.
Rogaine and Propecia do help grow
hair back to some extent, but they
mainly help with hair loss
prevention
Additional Information
Male pattern baldness is the cause of
more then 95% of all hair loss in men.
25% of men who have MPB begin to
show symptoms before the age of 21.
There are many different options for the
prevention of hair loss, but most of
them are ineffective
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Sources
WebMD.com - Treatments, cures,
overall view of MPB
Wikipedia.org - androgenetic
alopecia, MPB facts
MedicineNet.com - Treatments for MPB
Google.com - health seciton of google