Male pattern baldness, also known as androgenic alopecia, is the most common type of hair loss that occurs in men. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, more than 50 percent of men over the age of 50 may be affected by male pattern baldness.
Find out more about the symptoms, causes, factors, and treatment options for male pattern baldness.
Healthy individuals can lose about 100 hairs a day. Though this may sound like a lot, it’s not usually enough to cause a noticeable thinning of the scalp hair, since new hair is growing in at the same time. For hair loss to occur, there must be a disruption of the cycle of hair growth or the hair follicle must have been destroyed and replaced with scar tissue.
Hair loss is commonly caused by one or more of the following factors:
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