Hair today Gone Tommorrow

Balding is not something anyone would look forward to. Even though we are unable to stop aging we can help ourselves when it comes to hair loss.

Our hair does get thinner as we age and more for some than others but with today's medications and creams etc we may be able to slow this down.

I have looked into many hair loss remedies and have found some that are better than others in how they say the can slow down hair loss and some even say they will help your existing hair grow more and stronger. I do not know about that but have heard of some of the good some of them do.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Male Hair Loss - What Can Be Done

By Anju Mathur, MD

The majority of American men will be aware of some hair loss by the age of 35. By age 50, nearly 85% of men will have experienced thinning hair. A quarter of the men who experience this loss begin before they reach the age of 21. And 95% of this hair loss is male pattern baldness.

Male pattern baldness interferes with numerous sectors of a man's life. It can change relationships and professional life. Sometimes men change their careers as a result. Most men who have it are not very happy about it and many would resort to just about any remedy to change it.

Almost every hair loss remedy on the market is about as effective as Dr. Jones' Medicine Show snake oil. Perhaps you've seen the infomercials on late night TV. Or the radio ads, guaranteed or your money back. Or the ads in magazines for men, promising hair growth that will attract a bevy of ladies. The ads are very common.

There are also a myriad of false reasons bandied about concerning why hair loss occurs. Anxiety? No. Wearing a cap (even sleeping in a cap)? No. Nutritional insufficiency? No. Wearing a ponytail? No. Excess sweating? No. Androgenic Alopecia or male pattern hair loss occurs for two reasons - decreasing androgens (male hormones) and genetic predilection.

Genetic predisposition cannot be changed, but if a loss of hormone production causes the condition, would it not make sense to replace the lost hormones? That would be a workable solution to hair loss.

Andropause in men is the name for what women call menopause. Besides hair loss, there are other symptoms as the hormones (androgens) decrease in proportion to age. Loss of libido, decreased muscle mass and strength, low energy, insomnia, nervousness and depression can also be symptoms. Muscle mass decreases and body fat increases.

Men can benefit from bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, just as women do. (Note: Bio-identical is an important word - it means the replacement hormones are not synthetic, but are identical to the hormones produced by the human body.) Optimal health is dependent upon the balance of hormones and not just one single hormone. Currently men with low androgens (male hormones) can benefit from the hormone replacement therapy. The therapy definitely improves quality of life and increases life span.

There will be other results in addition to stopping hair loss - lower blood pressure, lower risk of heart attack, restored libido, healthy prostate gland, and slowing loss of muscle mass and strength are a few. Starting hormone replacement early in life is very much recommended, although it can help men 50 or 60 or older. In order to start this therapy, medical testing is required to find out which hormones should be replaced and in what amount.

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