Male pattern hair loss – there is a solution!

Nearly two thirds of men experience MPHL during their life time some men are genetically programmed to be particularly sensitive to the effects of a male hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and in these men, DHT causes the hair follicles to shrink. For many years it was believed that male pattern hair loss was always inherited from the mother’s father, but research now suggests that while the hair loss status of the mother’s father plays an important role in determining the risk of hair loss, hair loss in a man’s father is also an important factor, so hair loss can be inherited from either side of the family.

Although this may seem depressing there is something that can be done about it. Propecia is a once a day pill developed to treat mild to moderate male pattern hair loss on the vertex, or the top of the head and the middle front of the head for men only. Propecia is licensed for use in the UK, so we can all take advantage of this great treatment.