Heredity and Male Pattern Baldness

Kenny English26 Jun, 2023Health

There are many myths around the causes of androgenic alopecia – male pattern baldness – but science is finally isolating the likely genetic basis of hair loss. The problems happen when those lost hairs aren’t replaced – what ultimately happens to about two-thirds of men, some younger than others. Androgenic alopecia, the type of hair loss commonly referred to as “male pattern baldness,” is just that: when the replacement hairs to those lost in the shower dwindles, with weaker, thinner hairs growing from the follicles (follicles are the roots of hair, what lies below the surface of the skin of the scalp). The follicles do not disappear but they lack the ability to grow strong hair without interventions, such as the use of pharmaceuticals (Propecia and minoxidil, for example).