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How Does Male Pattern Baldness Usually Start?
asked 4 months ago by Danny6541
Latest answer by Jeffrey Epstein MD, FACS
Question viewed 183 times
Tags: causes, irritation
Recently the back of my head has been experiencing irritation. It was a burning sensation then it became a stingy feeling and thinner hair. This occured when I used a product, doo gro oil, on my hair. I went days with reoiling my hair with an abundant amount with never washing it off. Then one day the back of my head was burning so bad. I ended up cutting my hair and the feeling went away. But when I was growing my hair again, the feeling came back along with my hair thinning. Is this MPB?
3 answers to How Does Male Pattern Baldness Usually Start?
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Male Pattern Baldness
It is hard to determine how much of your hair loss is due to MPB, and how much due to irritation- a type of chemical burn alopecia. I suggest you meet with a qualified hair specialist.
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Male Pattern Baldness
This does not sound like male pattern baldness. Male pattern baldness--or androgenic alopecia--is simply the gradual (or sometimes quick) loss of hair in certain DHT sensitive areas. These area include:
The hairline
The temple points
The mid-frontal scalp
The vertex/crown
Rather than feeling a physical sensation, MPB is a cosmetic condition you begin noticing when looking in the mirror. Referring to your family history of male pattern baldness is a good...
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How Does Male Pattern Baldness Usually Start?
It sounds like the "doo gro oil" was the offender for the irritation. I have not heard of male pattern baldness (MPB) causing such symptoms as burning. MPB can start in the teens or as late as the sixties. It is a response to DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which comes from testosterone. Some men have more DHT than others. Those using anabolic steroids, of course, have much more, which explains their hair loss. Some hair follicles are genetically coded to respond to DHT by losing...
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