One of the major reasons for male hair loss is androgenetic alopecia which is also known as common baldness. Males have a hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DTH) that in turn affects hair follies in their scalp. The hair follies are believed to be genetically susceptible. Thus, it can be said that common baldness occurs due to the presence of particular genes. Men inherit these genes from their parents.

Basically a gene represents a unit of DNA and is positioned on a chromosome. It is a unit of hereditary instruction that is encoded chemically. Every human being has 23 pairs of chromosome and a child acquires a set of chromosome of each of his parents. Out of these 23 pairs, only one pair is linked to sex but the remaining 22 pairs are not sex linked. Sex related chromosomes are X chromosome and Y chromosome. The pair of remaining 22 chromosomes which have nothing to do with sex are also called autosomal. Various studies have shown that the genes that govern male hair loss are autosomal genes and this is not possible with a single gene. This study has also proved that common baldness can be caused by either parent.

For a long time it has been believed that male hair loss is originated from the family side of the child’s mother. It is because it has been believed that since men inherit X chromosome from his mother thus genes of mother are responsible for male hair loss. However, the studies have proved that baldness or men hair loss is caused by autosomal genes; this notion has automatically been proved incorrect. It is further shown that trait of men hair loss can be inherited from either of the parent. These genes can affect male hair loss in many ways. It can decrease the size of their follies which can in turn lead to growth of shorter hair permanently in men. These genes can also affect the normal growth of hair in men. Gradually this condition leads to baldness after a period of time.

Nevertheless, Genes cannot be blamed completely for men hair loss. Just because men have genes that are responsible of their hair loss does not mean it is bound to affect them. The gene would express itself only the presence of other factors that can also be responsible for hair loss. Some of these factors are age, hormones, stress and other similar factors. How and in what way these factors will affect vary from individual to individual.

With these findings, scientists have been trying to develop a therapy that can treat problem of male hair loss. The drugs that have been developed in the past are capable of maintaining their hair but cannot help in growing new hair follies. Anyways, there are good chances that the therapy to cure problem of male hair loss will be developed soon.

Men and hair loss go together. It is a sad fact but that is the way it is – men just lose hair more than women do and what’s more, it shows! What is responsible is androgen, the male hormone and this is activated more in men who have a genetic disposition. So if the older men in your family had the tendency to lose hair early, beware, you could be up for the same thing too! So look up those old family photographs and try to prepare yourself for the eventuality of going through life with less hair.

The weird thing is that even youngsters in the teens and twenties are losing hair early or have to cope with hair loss and receding hair lines and yes, you guessed it – it is inherited! The sad fact of the matter is that once the hair follicles begin to shrink, they just cannot support hair within them, much less grow any new hair so that part becomes bald.

Sometimes men between twenty and thirty lose a lot of hair but somehow it stabilizes by the time they turn thirty though one cannot really reverse the process and get back the hair that was lost. So very often, they are left with hair only at the sides of their head and at the back.

Male hair loss is found to be genetic, and although there are forms of medications out there, the side effects are more often than not yet to be determined. One has to consult a doctor so that the right medication is prescribed rather than experimenting with everything that is advertised and promises instant results. There is no quick fix cure for genetic baldness and once you can accept that, you can move forward and calmly try and figure out what best to do.

Alopecia is a type of balding, which accounts for 90% of hair loss in men. Perhaps it might be of some consolation to the men who suffer from this condition to know that approximately 40 million men in North America are affected by hair loss issues. The best attitude would be to accept and then flaunt it like some of the best looking celebrities around.