Essay On Male Hair Loss

Male Hair loss generally refers to the male pattern baldness. It is medically referred as "Androgenic Alopecia". Male hair loss affects a person at any time after puberty. The hair usually recedes the letter "M" and the crown hair becomes thinner as age advances. Hair loss is common in men and women. But a lot more men suffer from hair loss than women.

Treatment of male hair loss differs a lot from female hair loss treatment. Propecia is a good example for a male hair loss product that should not be used by women.. If a women is pregnant Propecia may injure the baby in the womb.

Propecia will also cause hair growth on parts of the body where women do not like to have hair (body, face)
Hence Propecia is not recommended for women. Male hair loss can be treated with

Topical application of Minoxodil or Anthralin is the only recommended treatment available for women's hair loss. Women's hair loss in the initial stage can be treated well and the response to the treatment is also extremely good. So if you are losing hair, see a doctor as soon as possible.

An important condition called Androgenic alopecia is found to be affecting about 2% of the population. This condition causes complete hair loss all over the body. Women's hair loss falling under this category is found to be difficult to cure. Doctors may prescribe certain medicines to reduce the symptoms of Androgenic alopecia.

Women who have just given birth to a child also suffer from hair loss very often. This type of hair loss is temporary and may stop within 6 months after birth. This is mainly due to the fact that there is a higher estrogen level during pregnancy, which might result in keeping the hair follicles in the growth phase. Immediately after childbirth, there is a sudden withdrawl of estrogen, which may cause the hair to enter into the hair loss phase. Hair may grow again after 6 months, but applying hair tonic may hasten re-growth of