Coping with male pattern baldness.

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4. This leaves soft, fine hairs that provide poor scalp coverage.

5. The growth phase becomes shorter until these soft hairs are lost for good.

Excessive hair loss can occur at any age and may even stop only to start again. As time progressesrepparttar process of hair loss accelerates leading to its logical conclusion.

Understanding this process helps to explain howrepparttar 114935 currently available treatments for male pattern baldness work. Propecia is one of only two FDA-approved hair loss treatments and it works by interfering withrepparttar 114936 process outlined above. In brief, Propecia inhibitsrepparttar 114937 formation of DHT inrepparttar 114938 system thus slowing down and eventually stoppingrepparttar 114939 adverse effects of DHT onrepparttar 114940 hair follicle.

Most ofrepparttar 114941 non-drug, commercially prepared products operate on a similar basis by utilizing natural ingredients that attempt to interfere withrepparttar 114942 production of DHT. Presentlyrepparttar 114943 most popular natural ingredient is saw palmetto although some products combine this with other herbs such as pygeum, stinging nettle and green tea.

Please go to Androgenetic Alopecia to find out more aboutrepparttar 114944 issues covered in this article.

Richard Mitchell is the creator of the www.myhairlossadvisor.com website that provides information and guidance to those suffering from premature hair loss.


Non-approved drugs that can help treat hair loss.

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inrepparttar fight against male pattern baldness but it began life inrepparttar 114934 form of Proscar. In fact,repparttar 114935 active ingredient is identical with Proscar containing a higher dose of 5 mg compared with Propecia's 1 mg. Many men therefore assume thatrepparttar 114936 higher dose is more effective in preventingrepparttar 114937 conversion of testosterone into DHT. The extent to which this is true is debatable althoughrepparttar 114938 basic facts do tell us Proscar blocks slightly more DHT formation. Some physicians feel its use is warranted in a small proportion of older men and women who previously have not responded to treatment with Propecia.

3. Tretinoin (Retin-A) - this is well known forrepparttar 114939 treatment of acne but medical studies have shown it also helps stimulate hair regrowth. Some experts argue that tretinoin enhancesrepparttar 114940 absorption and penetration of minoxidil intorepparttar 114941 hair follicles. As a result, several formulas of tretinoin and minoxidil are available, generally only by prescription.

Please go to Hair Loss Treatments to find out more aboutrepparttar 114942 issues covered in this article.

Richard Mitchell is the creator of the www.myhairlossadvisor.com website that provides information and guidance to those suffering from premature hair loss.


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