The most widely accepted theory of what causes Androgenetic Alopecia is the DHT factor. DHT is produced when the enzyme 5 alpha reductase combines with testosterone. DHT then attaches itself to the hair follicle eventually causing it to stop producing hair. Picture a big boulder on your chest that will not let you stand up and it barely allows you to breath. It will make it nearly impossible for you to eat or do anything else. You may hold on for a while, but eventually you will die.

This is what DHT does to your hair follicles. It deprives them of food and oxygen. As the hair follicle weakens, the hair it produces will get thinner and thinner. Eventually, the hair follicle dies and stops producing hair altogether. When enough hair follicles die is when you begin to notice the thinning of your hair and even balding areas. Once these follicles die off, they will never be able to regnerate hair in the future to replace the constant loss of hair.

While we all produce DHT, there does exist an inherited genetic trait (that can come from either side of the family--mother or father's side), that will make some of us much more susceptible to DHT. Back to our analogy, when you inherit the genetic trait, even a small or medium size rock would cause you to die. In addition to this DHT factor there are other secondary factors that may also contribute to the hair loss. While they do not cause pattern baldness, they do affect how susceptible (weak) the hair follicle is to the effects of DHT. When your body cannot regrow hair fast enough to replace the hairs that are being lost, baldness occurs. By being aware of these additional factors, we can increase our ability to fight DHT and increase our chances of preventing and halting hair loss through the blocking of DHT.

To learn more about DHT and its effects on hair loss, please browse our resources below!

• The Most Common Cause Of Baldness- Male Pattern Baldness
• DHT & Hair Loss
• DHT: The Real Cause of Hair Loss

• http://www.dhtblocker.net
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrotestosterone