Androgenetic Alopecia

Androgenetic alopecia or genetic hair loss is the main cause of hair loss in men. It comes in several forms: inputs, small bald spot or total hair loss, one that leaves a crown of hair from temple to nape, and the absolute nakedness from the forehead to the top and the head. In its most manifest early on the 16, 17 but more often from the 25 and increases with age (40%, has alopecia at age 40).

Alopecia is caused by a hereditary genetic disposition determines the alteration of the hair bulbs in areas of the forehead, temples and crown (the top center of the head. Through a recipient of the bulbs (as a kind of switch that properly passes no electrical current) the male hormone testosterone into another hormone is modified: the dihitrotestosterona, which causes hair loss.

The cause of alopecia is due to the increased activity of an enzyme that produces a reaction called 5-alpha-reductase. At first, hair loss is not appreciated so obvious, but is associated with progressive reduction of hair regeneration. So, when it becomes visible, alopecia is at a fairly advanced level.

Treatment of alopecia: alopecia cure solutions.
The finasteride (marketed as Propecia), is a derivative of the hormone not corticosteroids, represents a breakthrough cure for hair loss because it gets to inhibit the activity of 5-alpha-reductase. Its action is specific receptors on the capillaries, without affecting the rest of the hair. As often happens in medicine, finasteride is used for curing prostate hypertrophy.

The finasteride or propecia does not work in cases of total or near total alopecia, since in this case the damage is irreparable in the absence of healthy hair bulbs, also an early administration of the drug would be useless both from a therapeutic standpoint and economically. So we can conclude that finasteride would be useful only in cases of alopecia in between.

It is indicated in mild cases of alopecia in men who have not exceeded 40 years. Will be administered in the amount determined by the dermatologist, usually one pill daily (1 mg) and never without medical supervision or increasing the dose ourselves. The curing cycle lasts about two years, under the supervision of a dermatologist every three months to assess possible side effects.