More commonly known as Male Pattern Baldness for male & Female Pattern Baldness for women AGA is the most common kind of hair loss suffered by both men and women, beginning anytime between adolescence and adulthood.
Androgenetics comprises two sub-sections; Androgen and Genetics. A potent male androgen, known as DihydroTestosterone (DHT) is the main cause of Pattern Baldness. This powerful male hormone accumulates in your hair follicle and causes it to shrink and thin out over time.
Genetics play a very crucial role in deciding whether you are susceptible to this condition. Due to your genetic traits, certain areas of your scalp especially your crown and frontal areas are exposed to the effects of DHT while the sides are usually immme from it. If either sides of your parents’ families have Pattern Baldness. you have a good chance of getting it.
Male Pattern Baldness
Male Pattern Baldness afflicts almost 50% of the male population, and is also one of the hardest hair loss conditions to treat. MPB is genetically chronic medical condition that will slowly and surely decimate your crown if not treated in a timely fashion
DHT (DihydroTestosterone),a male dominant hormone is the main cause of Male Pattern Baldness. The only way to arrest this condition is to eliminate DHT.
Female Pattern Baldness
Female pattern baldness is a distinctive form of hair loss that occurs in women with androgenetic alopecia.
Many women are affected by FPHL. In fact, around 40% of women by age 50 show signs of hair loss and less than 45% of women actually reach the age of 80 with a full head of hair.
The reason why Female Pattern Baldness usually occurs at an older age is that that is when your body hormones start to fluctuate. Usually the main cause of the condition is related to issues like hormonal imbalances and lack of nutrients rather than genetic disorders.