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Baldness: causes and treatment therapies |
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| Date Added: January 16, 2010 01:13:44 AM | |
| Author: amgber776 | |
| Category: Beauty: Beauty Care | |
Everyone loses scalp hair known as alopecia. Baldness is undue loss of hair from your scalp. Heredity, a disease or even drug therapy can cause baldness. The commonest type of hair loss is called androgenetic alopecia. It is responsible for approximately 95% of the cases of baldness in the United States of America. Androgenetic alopecia is observed much more in males than in females. Two factors determine hair growth: a genetic predisposition and the male hormone TESTOSTERONE. Normally, an enzyme in hair follicles converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT stimulates the growth of body and beard hair, but also diminishes hair follicles on the scalp, causing thinner, fuzzier growth. A genetic predisposition, alongside heightened levels of testosterone and DHT, increases the probability baldness. Baldness occurs when lost hair outnumbers re-growth or when the re-growth is finer and/or shorter than the hair that is shed. Androgenetic alopecia is not a medical disorder; it is more a cosmetic issue. One of the most effective therapies to cure it sanctioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is Finasteride (Propecia). Taken once a day in a tablet form, Propecia inhibits the conversion of testosterone to DHT, hence helping to prevent the shrinking of hair follicles. The tablet is for men ONLY and must not be taken by females, since it can lead to birth deformities. Generic Propecia, which is as efficacious as the branded medication, is low-priced and, therefore, can be bought by a larger number of males suffering from baldness. As a result of a two-year study 83% of males aged 18 - 41 with mild to moderate have maintained their hair. Most men reported an increase in the amount of hair, a decrease in hair loss, and improvement in appearance. Generic Propecia may bring on side effects. In clinical studies, side effects from Generic Propecia were uncommon and did not impact most men. An insignificant number of men faced some sexual adverse side effects. Each of these side effects was observed in less than 2% of men. These side effects were impermanent and disappeared in males who stopped taking Generic Propecia. These adverse side effects also disappeared in most males (58%) who kept on taking Generic Propecia. For additional information on efficacy and adverse side effects of Generic Propecia, please visit genericpropeciaonline.com. |
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