Why am I Losing my Hair?

Are you losing your hair?  We know now that male pattern hair loss is the result of genetics: you can inherit it from either side of your family, your mother’s or your father’s, and of your hair’s susceptibility to DHT, a chemical in the scalp that shrinks the hair follicles.

50% of men experience hair loss by the age of 50, so it’s not just you.  Hair loss generally begins in your 20’s or 30’s and is progressive.  So the sooner you get started on treatment, the better.
There is nothing you can do about your gene pool, so let’s talk about DHT.  DHT penetrates the hair follicle and shrinks the follicle and hair root.  As a consequence of this, the new hair you grow is finer than your previous hair.  This process continues, with the new hair growth becoming progressively finer.  Your thinning hair becomes a bald spot and so it goes. 

Now that you know why you’re losing your hair, what can you do about it?
There is an FDA, Food and Drug Administration prescription medication called Propecia that has helped many men overcome the problem of male pattern hair loss.  And it can help you, too. 

Propecia is a once-a-day pill that has helped 9 out of 10 men retain or re-grow their hair in the area of the mid-scalp and on the top of the head.  In a 5 year study conducted on men 18-41 years old with mild to moderate hair loss, Propecia caused hair re-growth in 48% of the men and caused the other 42% to keep the hair they had.  The men in the study who were taking placebos continued to lose their hair.

Remember what we said about DHT and how it causes thinning of the hair?  When you take Propecia, the new hair that grows in is thick, natural hair.  Propecia noticeably improves the appearance of your hair overall.