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The causes of hair loss in men

There are various reasons for hair loss to occur in men. Some of them can be eliminated, while others are just beyond the reach. Most times factors contributing to hair loss get combined to make up a dangerous cocktail for the hair. And learning which the exact cause behind hair loss problems is is one firm step towards actually resolving it and probably growing the hair back on.

The most obvious reasons for hair loss in men are factors like poor nutrition of the hair follicle, poor hair care and bad environment. These factors usually come along together, greatly affecting the ability of the hair to regrow. As you may know, the problem of balding is not in that the hair falls down (everyday, a man loses about 50-100 hairs), but that the rate at which the new hair growth back is lower than the hair loss rate, leading to visual hair thinning and balding. The above mentioned factors all contribute to the reduction of the natural hair growth rates by affecting the hair follicle and making it weaker.

However, recent researches have found that the most common cause for hair loss in men is not the bad environment and even genetic proneness to balding. The major factor affecting the hair follicles is a specific male hormone, namely dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This hormone is derived from the transformation of another more common male hormone, testosterone. When testosterone is transformed into DHT the most affected area of this conversion are the hair follicles. They are very sensitive to DHT and when there's an excess of this substance in the body, the follicles become much smaller and much weaker, not able to produce enough hair for restoring the amount of hair lost due to natural loss rates.

The reasons behind the conversion of testosterone into DHT are many, however one thing is sure – it's quite characteristic for the process of aging. That is why most cases of hair thinning and baldness are observed in older men. Nevertheless, there's a large number of younger men who also suffer from hair loss and balding. This means that the rates at which the testosterone is converted into DHT in their bodies are much higher than in other men. It may look like there's nothing that can be done with this problem, however, fortunately for all men with hair loss problems, there's a way to prevent the formation of DHT. It is known as Propecia.