subject: Hair Thinning In Men Can Be Slowed Or Even Reversed In Its Early Stages [print this page] Author: Author: . Hawkins" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/rob-d.-hawkins/230073.htm">Rob D. Hawkins
Hair thinning in men is a topic many men have an interest in. I know I do, and since you are reading this article probably you do too! After all keeping our hair as long as we possibly can plays an important role in how we view ourselves as well as how others view us. This author is not writing this informational article on hair thinning in men from the perspective of a twenty something with a full head of hair whose goal is to sell you the latest and greatest hair re-growth product, rather a forty something that has been able to successfully stem the tide of balding for over ten years and counting. Put more simply, I am here to help you keep your hair, and if you decide one of my products can help you in achieving that goal, well that would great as well. Now lets get down to business. The chances are very good (roughly 90 percent) that your thinning and or partial balding is a being caused by androgenetic alopecia. This condition better known as male pattern baldness is a combination of heredity (coming from either side of the family) and androgen hormones. The mechanism involved with hair thinning in men is a fairly simply process, that evolves over time, until one day you look in the mirror only to see the not so pretty picture of an aging, balding man. The process itself starts with the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) within the hair cell. Over time (3 to 8 years) DHT accumulates deep within the hair follicle leading to follicle damage. Each follicle impacted will eventually be rendered incapable of producing new hair growth. The pattern of hair thinning in men (or balding) will be determined by the pattern of hormone receptors in the scalp along with the level of DHT accumulation. Male pattern baldness is ongoing and will not slow unless some form of treatment is adopted. As far as treatment options go, most are pretty good at protecting your existing hair. The best example of this is minoxidil which about an 85 percent success rate in slowing the progression of male pattern baldness. On the other hand it is only effective a little less than 30 percent of the time when asked to re-grow new hair to cover that tiny (but growing) bald spot on the crown. Looking For More Answers? There are currently a handful of hair re-growth products for hair thinning in men (specially formulated for men) which have been proven effective in both blocking harmful hormones and bringing the all important dead hair follicles back to life. These specially formulated treatments can be used both as a preventative tool, starting before hair loss becomes severe, or after loss of hair has become noticeable. Whatever the level of balding or thinning you are experiencing these products could be just what is needed to overcome this latest life challenge.About the Author:
Rob D. Hawkins is an enthusiastic advocate for the use of natural health products and natural living with over 10 years
experience in the field.
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