Male pattern hair loss is the most common form of hair loss. Mostly 95% of hair loss in men is the condition male pattern hair loss. In most of the men hair loss often occurs in the age of 50. Male pattern hair loss begins with the receding hair line and show balding at the crown. This condition is really a progressive condition. If you remain untreated hair loss can continue.
Majority of scientists believe that male pattern hair loss is inherited from either side of the family and the chemical that causes hair loss is called as dihydrotestosterone which is most commonly known as DHT.
DHT is the chemical in the body that shrinks hair follicle until it no longer produces visible hair. Scientists believe that the most important factors of hair loss are DHT and family history. Male pattern hair loss affects 50% of men by age 50.
Most of the men including you prefer to keep as much hair as possible. Left untreated the condition will get worse. PROPECIA was developed to treat mild to moderate male pattern hair loss on the vertex (top of head) and anterior mid-scalp area (middle front of head) in MEN ONLY . There is not sufficient evidence that PROPECIA works for receding hairlines at the temples. Propecia can work only for long term if you continue taking it. If you stopped propecia you can loose any hair you have gained within 12 months of stopping treatment.
