How do you fight male-pattern baldness? Do the various over-the-counter medications/creams really work?
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don't fight it,embrace it!!!all it means is that your packing more testosterone than the average joe!!!invest in razors!!!
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Ha, that's a good one.  Do some searches on ogoplex, roplex, and viacil supplements.  There's a combination of saw palmetto and other herbs that actually can work very well...maybe not quite Peter North well but it makes a difference.  Also - testosterone boosting supplements help as well.  Vitrix is one of the high quality/potency tribulus tablets that is used for promoting muscle growth.  It works by tricking your body into creating more testosterone.  I think you can see the correlation here.  I have a few friends in their 50's that are swearing by this combination, as well as adding some L-arginine or nitric oxide supplements.  It worked well enough to get them to give up the viagra, so I'd say it's pretty effective.
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Male pattern baldness, also known by its uglier and scarier clinical name androgenetic alopecia , is caused by some really funky chemistry on your scalp. It starts with testosterone, the male sex hormone. Harmless on its own, testosterone gets converted to the dicey dihydrotestosterone (DHT) when in contact with oil glands in the hair follicles. These glands hold the enzyme Type II 5-alpha reductase.  DHT, in turn, gets in your scalp follicles and shrinks them. At the same time, it makes the protective membrane of the scalp thicken, restricting blood flow to the capillaries. This makes further hair growth impossible. The hairs fall out at a natural rate, but aren't replaced. And that's it in a nutshell. \n\nPRODUCTS:\nFinasteride (Propecia)\nFinasteride, produced by Merck and Company under the name Propecia, was approved by the FDA in December 1997, as a treatment for male pattern baldness. It is the first drug available in pill form for the treatment of baldness.\nIn men with mild to moderate hair loss, clinical trials showed that 83 percent of the male patients had kept their hair or grown more after one year of treatment. Propecia (finasteride) works by blocking an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase, which is responsible for the formation of dihydro-testosterone in a man's body. The enzyme converts testosterone to DHT (dihydrotestosterone). It is believed that DHT is a key factor in male pattern hair loss, and finasteride decreases the concentration of DHT in a man's scalp by about two-thirds.\n\nminoxidil (Rogaine):\nMinoxidil, a drug produced by Upjohn under the name of Rogaine, has been available since 1988 for the treatment of hair loss. It is currently available as an over-the-counter drug. \nMinoxidil is topical solution that must be applied by applicator or fingers to the balding area twice a day, every day. Decreasing the dosage to once a day results in some hair loss, and discontinuing application causes regression to pretreatment baldness within 3 to 6 weeks. It can take 4 to 12 months to see results.\nAccording to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), clinical studies show that 26 percent of men between 18 and 49 reported moderate to dense hair regrowth after four months of Rogaine treatment. An additional 33 percent had minimal hair regrowth. Almost 20 percent of women between 18 and 45 had moderate regrowth, while an additional 40 percent showed minimal regrowth.\n\n\nSurgical hair replacement:\nWhen experiencing thinning hair or baldness, men (and some women) consider hair transplantation, a permanent form of hair replacement. Anyone who has permanent hair loss may be a candidate for hair transplantation, including:\nmen with male pattern baldness \nsome women with thinning hair \npersons who have lost hair as a result of burns or other scarring injuries to the scalp, eyebrows, or eyelashes.\n\nTypes of hair replacement surgery:\nThere are a number of techniques used in hair replacement surgery. Sometimes two or more techniques are used to achieve the best results.\npunch grafts - usually contain about 10-15 hairs \nmini-grafts - contain about 2 to 4 hairs \nmicro-grafts - contain 1 to 2 hairs \nslit grafts - contain about 4 to10 hairs each \nstrip grafts - contain 30-40 hairs\n\n\nGood luck!
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I've read men obtain a better result with Rogaine, but yes, you will need to continue using it.  It may be worth it depending on the type of hairloss you have.
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Sorry mate,\n\nStart getting used to it....your getting old.  You can try Rogain or something like that.  OR.... Get creative and shave shapes into your head or get a tattoo!
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here are some articles which would help you:\n\nRemedies to Prevent Hair Loss\nhttp://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn1682.html\n\nReduce Hair Loss With A Thorough Head Massage\nhttp://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn1681.html\n\nVitamins for hair growth\nhttp://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn1680.html
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Oh Mamasita, NO!  I've tried everything.  You just have to fight it all the way.  Take your vitamins and eat right,  keep your skin clean and moisturized (a good eye cream like PorVentin-AT liftin serum, available at CVS $20) helps.  The grey hair....I dye it.  I stay as active in youthful stuff, actually I never stopped rock and rollin'
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There's no real permanent cure unfortunately.\nThe only solution if it bothers you that much is to keep a clean shaven face... or even go as extreme as bleaching your hair on your head lighter... Blonde perhaps. The your grey won't be so predominant.
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Normal Hair Loss\nThere are a number of reasons why men start to go bald, but if you are a man between the ages of about 20 to 45 and you start to lose scalp hair, then the chances are 95 per cent certain that you are experiencing male pattern baldness. As the term suggests, male pattern baldness follows a typical sequence or pattern. \n\nSponsored Links\nHair Loss Chart\nRanking of the top hair loss products for 2006!\nwww.Hair-Loss-Report.com\n\nTips for Fixing Hair Loss\nSee how I did it. 92% success. Before/After pics. Men/women.\nRestorationHair.com\n\nHair Loss Product Reviews\nRanking and reviews of the top 4 hair loss treatments available!\nwww.Hair-Loss-Study.com\nHair loss can start in different areas but is usually at the temples and/or on the crown of the head. Initial thinning of hair progresses over a number of years and may lead to total baldness but more typically loss of hair over the top surface of the head.\nThe Cause of Male Pattern Baldness\nMost men are genetically predisposed to male pattern baldness. It is the effect of hormones on the hair follicle that produces male pattern baldness. Testosterone, a hormone that is present in high levels in males after puberty, is converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase. DHT has an adverse affect on the hair follicles. Acting on a hormone receptor on the hair follicle it slows down hair production and produces weak, shorter hair, sometimes it stops hair growth from the follicle completely. This process gradually depletes your stock of hair and is normal hair loss.\n\nHair loss, Illness or Disease\nGo to your doctor if:\nYou lose hair suddenly, if your hair loss is in clumps or significant enough that you notice large amounts on your pillow, covering the back of your clothes or when you wash your hair. This type of hair loss does not represent typical male baldness, but it does require a diagnosis. Don't worry
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many of the 'baldness' medications work by keeping what hair you still have, rather than allowing you to regrow hair that's already gone.  so if you feel that you may be beginning to lose hair, it's probably the ideal time to see a doctor and attempt to arrest the decline in hair follicles.\n\nif you wait until you're bald it's probably too late.
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absolutely!  nevermind the prejudicial comments from the hirsute crowd, bald is beautiful baby!  once you go bald, it never grows back - so you might as well have fun with it!  LOL
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I  hope  so  I am  58 and still  looking  for one.\nI  have  tried  a  few  remedies  like  Nettle -  did not  work.\nI  have  used  Herbs  internally -  no  go\nI even massaged  Castor  in  in the  scalp  which  should get  blood to the area  -  again  no go\nThe  only  results I  achieved was only  fine  hair on  my  head.\nIf it  is  Genetic  try a transplant.  \nI would  like to  also  hear a success  story!
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First and foremost why do you want to increase your testosterone levels? is it to become more muscular? or are you clinically deficient?\n\nI am just completing a phd on the effect of diet and exercise on testosterone levels so am well versed in this area. Testosterone is primarily synythesised in the leydig cells of the testes and as men age the production slows. it is not soley responsible for balding in men. What causes the balding is the increased converison of testosterone to DHT which targets the hair follicles. \n\nOne possible way of incresing testosterone is by doing some weight training. I am guessing you probably already do this as part of your regime. If not a moderate to high intensity weights programme has been shown to increase testosterone levels post exercise. Dietary methods of increasing your testosterone still needs research done. However there is limited research linking a high fat low fibre diet to increased testosterone production. This however is not reccomended as the health risks associated with a high fat diet such as CHD far outweigh any beneficial effects of increased testosterone production.\nWeeman
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"The advertisements for treatment of balding, and hair loss in men can't be missed. These ads might lead one to believe that hair loss is generally a men's issue. However the fact is that as many as two-thirds of all women experience hair loss at some point."  This is not an uncommon problem among young women.  My niece was 24 when she started to experience hair loss.  However, she also had very thick hair and this went on for a few months and gradually settled and the hair loss subsided.\n\n"Experts say our tresses usually grow at the rate of about one-half inch per month -- with each hair having a growth phase of two to six years. At that point the hair "rests" for a period of time, then falls out -- and the follicle from which it sprang soon starts growing a new strand. And so the cycle continues, usually well into our senior years."\n\nLots more info on hair loss in women as well as its causes and treatment on sites below.  Hope that helps!
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For a real treatment, your doctor must examine you and prescribe what he feels will work.\n\nThe condition cannot be cured, but it can be treated and hair can grow back. You may be prescribed Anti-inflamitory drugs, 12 weeks of Rogaine or Psoriatec. \n\nOther things you can do are eat a well-balanced diet. Hair growth is a vitamin- and mineral-dependent process. People who do not eat a well balanced diet often have problems with hair loss. \n\nReduce stress. Many people with alopecia have had recent stresses in life, such as work, family, deaths, surgeries, accidents, etc.\n\nGood Luck!
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Women can get bald.  That is why they have Rogaine for women.
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