Androgenetic alopecia, as the name suggests is a patterned, progressive and irreversible hair loss process from the scalp. According to research, prominent androgenetic alopecia occurs in about 50% of men by the age of 50 and 50% of women go through some degree of alopecia at the age of 60. Progressive alopecia also occurs in about most men and women as they age. Sometimes this may occur only in the form of frontal hair line loss. Perquisites for androgenetic alopecia are a genetic predisposition and the presence of circulating androgens in our body. “Androgen is the generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors.” Thus, excess of these androgens can lead to progressive hair fall or alopecia. Testosterone is a form of androgen which controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. Excess of testosterone, especially among men has become one of the known causes of alopecia.
Androgenetic alopecia, as the name suggests is a patterned, progressive and irreversible hair loss process from the scalp. According to research, prominent androgenetic alopecia occurs in about 50% of men by the age of 50 and 50% of women go through some degree of alopecia at the age of 60. Progressive alopecia also occurs in about most men and women as they age. Sometimes this may occur only in the form of frontal hair line loss. Perquisites for androgenetic alopecia are a genetic predisposition and the presence of circulating androgens in our body. “Androgen is the generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors.” Thus, excess of these androgens can lead to progressive hair fall or alopecia. Testosterone is a form of androgen which controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. Excess of testosterone, especially among men has become one of the known causes of alopecia.
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