Causes of male baldness

The full name of male alopecia is androgenic alopecia. As the name suggests, this hair loss problem is related to the excessive secretion of male hormones in the body. After male alopecia occurs, the patient's hair will gradually decrease, and even form a bald head. Whether male or female, there is a certain probability that male alopecia may occur. The following article explains the causes of male alopecia.

1Androgenic Alopecia

Seborrheic alopecia, also known as male pattern baldness, is a progressive disease that occurs after puberty and eventually leads to complete hair loss on the forehead and top of the head. The main symptoms are that the hair gradually becomes thinner and softer after puberty, and the scalp becomes oily. You need to wash your hair every day, and your scalp will feel greasy if you don't wash it for a day. If you grab your hair with your hands, about 10 hairs will fall out, and if you grab it again, the hair will continue to fall out.

2Why does male baldness occur?

Androgenic alopecia, as the name suggests, is alopecia related to androgens. So the "culprit" of androgenic alopecia is androgens. Androgens are a kind of male hormones that play a vital role in the growth of the human body. However, androgens can also bind to something called "androgen receptors" in hair follicles, thereby destroying hair follicles. I often use this analogy: hair follicles are a target, and androgens are arrows. Hair follicles are constantly attacked by androgens, becoming smaller and smaller, and finally dying.

According to previous literature reports, male pattern baldness is also affected by multiple factors such as genetic factors, living habits and living environment. Genetic factors account for a small part of this, and more are closely related to living habits and living environment. According to our observations in recent years, the age of today's hair loss patients is earlier than their parents, and there are many hair loss patients in their 20s, and the degree of hair loss is also more serious than that of their parents. The specific reasons may be related to the accelerated pace of people's lives and changes in lifestyle such as staying up late, smoking and drinking. According to clinical experience, the earlier the hair loss starts and the faster the hair loss progresses, the more severe the degree of hair loss will be, and eventually the hair loss area will expose the entire scalp.

3. Can women experience male pattern baldness?

Male alopecia is not limited to men, but also occurs in women because women also have a small amount of androgen in their bodies. Male seborrheic alopecia is mainly manifested by the gradual receding of the hairline and the forehead, thinning hair on the top of the head, and hair loss or even hair loss on the top of the head, while female seborrheic alopecia is mainly manifested by thinning hair, especially on the top of the head, and sometimes it can be manifested as a slowly developing diffuse hair loss, and those with high forehead hair loss are less likely to have it.