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A Brief Baldness Tutorial

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There are currently over ten million UK residents that suffer from some form of hair loss. Whether we are talking about male pattern baldness , female pattern baldness, or simply thinning hair, more people than ever are seeking help for this often embarrassing condition.

Though we do not have exact figures for the UK, we do know that American men (and women) spend almost a billion dollars a year on products that will purportedly help them regrow their hair, or at least slow their hair loss. Are these so-called solutions effective? To answer that question, we must first examine the root (no pun intended) causes of hair loss.

Both doctors and scientists agree that hair loss occurs as a result of an ambiguous and largely unknown combination of hormones and heredity. This is especially true of men, who lose their hair far more frequently than women. Although, it must be noted that female hair loss is not all that uncommon. In fact, more than a million and a half women in the UK admit to some form of hair loss. The number for UK men is well over eight million.

When it comes to treatments, different drugs, topical solutions and nostrums identify different causes. The most popular and effective prescription medication on the market today to combat male pattern baldness is called PROPECIA. According to numerous studies, the medication has a success rate of seventy to ninety per cent.

But because it targets and reduces the male hormone DHT, it cannot be used by women. For many years, doctors have singled out this particular hormone as the cause of baldness in men. So, what causes premature baldness in women? Believe it or not, it is said that women who experience female-pattern baldness produce too many male hormones, like DHT. However, since medications like PROPECIA can be harmful to pregnant women, no doctor will prescribe the drug for them.