Hormones Cause of Hair Loss in Men?
Hi doc, it seems that you often state for men it is no doubt DHT that is causing hairloss or MPB. is it possible for a man to have hormone imbalance (e.g low testoterone or high estrogen) that could be causing the problem?
looking forward to your reply and thanks alot for your time for all of us here!
Genetic hair loss in men is always precipitated by DHT, which comes from testosterone catabolism. High estrogen may actually protect the hair and we see this in women. When women go through menopause, they lose estrogen support for their hair and resulting hair loss is not uncommon in these women. 50% of post menopausal women experience hair loss.
Dr. Rassman…I am a little confused b/c you state in this posting that genetic hair loss in men is always precipitated by DHT. How about cases involved DPA or DUPA? You have always said that you do not believe that DHT is the cause of DUPA….and for that reason, propecisa is not really effective.
If DHT causes hair loss, how come women whose estrogen levels drop lose hair? Seems contradictory.