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Why men always have alopecia?

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1. Heredity factors cause hair loss in men - The most common reason

2. Disease or illness cause hair loss in men

3. Immense stress cause hair loss in male

4. Mechanical damage cause hair loss in male

1. Heredity factors cause hair loss in men - The most common reason
   The most common cause of hair loss in men is androgenetic alopecia. Hair loss usually starts at the front of the head, with the hair line receding until there is only a ring of hair around a bald spot at the top of the head.

Natural hair loss in a man, or male pattern baldness, as it is normally called is basically due to male hormones (Androgens). The most relevant of these hormones with regards to hair loss is called testosterone. In the case of a man who has inherited the necessary genes for hair loss, a little of this testosterone is formed by some of the hair roots into a derivative called Dihydrotestosterone. It is Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) that is actually responsible for hair loss.

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DHT disrupts normal hair growth cycles so that each new cycle of hair is smaller in diameter and weaker and finer in texture. Many hair follicles are eventually damaged to the point where NO re-growth can occur. Pattern baldness affects 80 million men and women in the United States. It is almost always inherited.

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2. Disease or illness cause hair loss in men
   Since the follicle is a very sensitive it does respond to imbalances in the body. Most hair loss causes by disease or illness is temporary and resolves itself after the body has returned to a healthy condition. Some of the disease or illness related causes for hair loss include: Disease and Hair Loss

• High temperature associated with infections or flu.

• Thyroid and pituitary problems, both an overactive thyroid and an underactive thyroid can cause hair loss.

• Medications : Some prescription drugs may cause temporary hair shedding in a small percentage of people. Examples of such drugs include some of the medicines used for the following: gout, arthritis, depression, heart problems, high blood pressure, or blood thinner. High doses of vitamin A may also cause hair shedding.

• Some medical treatments : Chemotherapy and radiation treatment will cause hair loss because it stops hair cells from dividing. Anyone who has a major surgery or chronic illness that may notice increased hair shedding within one to three months afterwards.

• Alopecia Areata : This type of hair loss is believed to be caused by the immune system reacting to hair follicles as if they were antibodies and shutting them down.

• Fungus Infection (Ringworm) of the scalp : Caused by a fungus infection, ringworm (which has nothing to do with worms) begins with small patches of scaling that can spread and result in broken hair, redness, swelling, and even oozing.

• Trichotillomania or Hair Pulling : Some men often adults play with their hair by pulling on it or twisting it. If the behavior is not stopped permanent hair loss can result from the constant stress on the hair.

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