Does the presence of more dihydrotestosterone, derived from testosterone, mean that manly men tend to be bald? Maybe yes, maybe no. It’s not straightforward.

If you study the effects of the male sex hormone DHT – the initials representing dihydrotestosterone – it brings up fascinating claims on the Internet about the relationship between virility and balding.

Most of it tends to be bunk, equating virility with balding. Not that there isn’t a relationship between…

Genetics most often causes balding and bald spots, but infections and autoimmune diseases are sometimes at fault. Fortunately, there are many cures.

There are multiple disease conditions that can lead to women and men’s hair loss – some permanent, most temporary – and it should be no surprise that those of a dermatological nature are a bit easier to spot. After all, the…

It’s hard to watch television for any length of time without seeing advertising for hair loss solutions. By their nature, they promote a product or treatment therapy that can halt hair loss, reverse it, or replace the hair that is otherwise gone for good.

It’s hard to watch television for any length of time without seeing advertising for hair loss solutions. By their nature, they promote a product or treatment therapy that can halt hair…

It can be a case of having too much or too little T. And unfortunately, the drive towards one type of masculine characteristic comes at the expense of hair.

We live in a world with a great deal of folklore, particularly where it comes to the age-old problem of hair loss and hair loss solutions.

“It’s from your mother’s genetic line,” say some (sometimes yes, sometimes not). “It’s from wearing those ridiculous hats,” say…