Premature Hair Loss in Both Sexes: How DHT Connects

Premature hair loss refers to the condition in which the hair massively (abnormally) falls out or stops growing. It is considered premature because the phenomenon is divergent from that of the normal hair loss in the hair growth cycle.

There are several potential causes that bring about premature hair loss. The most common of which is that which results in permanent balding, otherwise medically called androgenetic alopecia or male/female pattern baldness.

Experts explain that genetics and androgens influence its occurrence, hence the name androgenetic alopecia (alopecia means hair loss).  But inherited tendency does not ensure that all the members in the family will lose their hair; neither does this factor imply that those who will suffer will follow the same pattern of hair loss, or that they will experience it at about the same time.

Because males and females have different hormonal makeup, pattern baldness manifests differently in both sexes. The basic visual difference between male and female pattern baldness is the pattern itself. In men, it shows as the total baldness on the top of the scalp although a band of hair on the sides and the back remains intact. In women, on the one hand, hair loss is not as severe as that in men. It is only actually the excessive hair thinning all over the scalp.

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