Balding - Losing More Than Just Hair

There are different factors responsible for the cause of hair baldness in men and women. Male pattern baldness is hereditary and is found to be very common. This disorder is passed on from the mother to her child. A person generally experiences hair baldness from the forehead, which gradually reaches down the crown with the pace of time. Male pattern baldness is also known as common baldness and is an inherited trait. Females also can inherit this disorder from their parents. With this type of disorder in females, the hair on the entire scalp becomes thin and the hairline recedes gradually starting from the forehead unlike in men. This is known as female pattern baldness.

One of the main factors responsible for the cause of hair baldness is quite related with the testosterone hormone production in our body.  Testosterone hormone, which is responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics, is produced in testes. The reaction between testosterone hormone and 5-alpha-reductase enzymes results in the formation of DHT.  This DHT concentrates on the hair follicles thus shortening the life span of hair. The increase in DHT level is responsible for the cause of hair baldness.

Another important factor is the amount of sebum present on the scalp. This sebum contains high amount of DHT, which clogs inside the pores and hair follicles. Due to this, the hair becomes comparatively thin and unhealthy which gradually leads to baldness. Lowering the level of DHT in our body can cure it. There are certain DHT blockers available in the market. This DHT blocker comes in the form of shampoos, hair creams as well as pills. DHT blocker works in such as way that it avoids the reaction between 5-alpha-reductase enzymes and testosterone hormones. Some of the DHT blockers available in the market are avacor, procerin and hairgenesis.

The intake of certain drugs used in chemotherapy also causes hair baldness. These powerful drugs act on the new growing cells, which include hair follicles. Pulling hair for styling or other purposes also cause hair baldness. This kind of hair loss is known as traction alopecia. Traction alopecia can only be cured when the pulling is stopped before the development of scarring on the scalp.

Hair baldness is also related with certain diseases such as diabetes. This hair baldness caused in diabetes patients is known as alopecia areata. In this, round bald patches appear on the patient’s scalp, which gradually spread all over the scalp leading to baldness.