Male Pattern Hair Loss (7)

Male Pattern Hair Loss (7)


Is there a link between male pattern hair loss and prostate cancer?
Because testosterone through the action of DHT is involved in the growth of the
prostate and hair growth, some preliminary studies have been done to see if men
who are balding are at an increased risk of prostate cancer. An Australian study
found a link between men with vertex hair loss (hair loss from the crown only)
and prostate cancer3. There were no associations found between prostate
cancer and men with frontal hair loss,or frontal hair loss together with vertex
hair loss. The reason for this link between vertex hair loss and prostate cancer is not clear and further studies are needed.What are the myths about male pattern hair loss? Standing on your head lessens hair loss The ‘blood-flow’ theory, which led men
to stand on their heads in the 1980s, can be found in the advertising for many of
the ineffective hair loss treatments on the market, but again is an unfounded
myth in the treatment of male pattern hair loss. While minoxidil is suspected
for working, in part, by increasing blood flow to hair follicles, there is no evidence that standing on one’s head can stop hair loss or cause hair to re-grow.Hair loss comes from your mother’s side of the family There is a myth that hair loss is a genetic trait passed down from the mother’s side but a number of
genes are responsible, and genes are most likely contributed by both parents. The
condition does run in families, so if there is a close relative with male pattern hair loss, then there is a higher risk another relative will develop the condition.
Hair loss happens in men with high testosterone levels
Some men think they are losing their hair because they have higher levels
of the male sex hormone testosterone. High levels of testosterone are not linked
with hair loss. However, some studies have shown that men with high levels of
‘free’ testosterone (only 2 per cent of the total amount of testosterone produced
by the body) are more likely to have vertex hair loss (from the crown only).