Has your balding hair caused you sleepless nights?

If you stop for a moment and ask people if they are really happy, you will discover that most of the men and women will not give a straight forward yes. It is not so much to do with their economic situation or any family related situation. Personally we all live in a conditioned atmosphere which is full of indescribable fear. If you were to ask them if they are afraid, most certainly every body will say yes but will not be able to identify immediately their cause of fear.

Most women suffer from fear of many things. Fear of not having money, fear of old age and falling sick, fear of loosing their beauty, falling prey to cancer and so on are some of the most common fears with women.

When it comes to men, what are their fears? Most men fear falling ill, losing their libido, loosing their wives or bachelors fear of not getting a partner and so on. However there is yet another unfounded fear that plagues almost all men which is the fear of turning bald.

What is it about turning bald that worries men? If you ask them, they may not know the answer right away. They just don’t like it. Unconsciously they are worried about the looks they get from women and feel self conscious when they are bald. They feel as if everyone is staring at them and if someone were to smile or laugh, the person is likely to get self conscious and believe that the other person is laughing at his baldness. Of course baldness has been the butt of lot of jokes. But men fear baldness and also take is as a sign of aging and hence are unable to reconcile with it.

Hair loss can occur due to many reasons. Naturally some people are genetically, hereditarily or due to hormonal imbalances, prone to growing bald early. Then there are other cases where baldness can result out of medical treatments, chemotherapy, major surgery, major diseases or illness or due to medications.

Hair loss in natural conditions normally occurs in men after the age of 40 years. It is a natural and slow progressive state where hair begins to thin out and then patches begin to emerge on the vertex or on both sides of temple. If such a hair loss were to be seen before the age of 40 years then definitely the person would require proper medical diagnosis and treatment.

Medical research has established and described the exact cause of such unnatural hair loss in men. This condition is referred to as MPHL- Male Pattern Hair loss. Such men are found to have high level of DHT -dihydrotestosterone, which the scientists believe causes shrinking of hair follicles and decrease or almost stoppage of visible hair on the scalp.

But there is little need for worry because a definitive cure is available in the form of Propecia which is marketed by Merck. Propecia is the trade mark of Finasteride which is nothing but a synthetic antiandrogen. This effectively inhibits the Type II 5-alpha reductase which is the enzyme that is responsible for converting testosterone to dyhydrotestosterone – DHT. Thus the problem can be solved from the root at hormonal level it self.

However Propecia should never be taken as self medication for it has other side effects that can be dangerous. Always consult your doctor who will be able to understand your medical history and prescribe the correct dosage. This is for men only and not at all advisable for women.

So knowing that there is a cure for hair balding problem, you can now rest at peace.