How DHT Blockers Work To Prevent Hair Loss

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 at 6:35 pm  

In order to understand how dht blockers work, it is important to first understand how the hormone dht actually causes hair loss. We all have levels of dht in out blood stream when we pass puberty.  DHT is formed from testosterone. Even women can have some levels of dht in their blood stream. DHT is a natural hormone and causes no harm to our bodies but it does signal any hair follicles that are genetically programmed a certain way to shut down.

Continued exposure to dht in people with this genetic causes the hair follicle to thin and eventually die. When a person starts to go or suffers from advanced hair loss you will notice that they commonly keep the hair in the back and sides. These follicles are usually not effected by dht and they will produce hair for that persons lifetime. This is where the term “pattern baldness” comes from.In men the common areas that are effected by hair loss are :

The TemplesThe Crown

Women that suffer from hair loss due to dht seem to loos hair throughout their scalp. While they do not usually suffer advanced hair loss or large bald patches, their hair seems to thin right throughout the top of their head.