Male Pattern Baldness

Male pattern baldness affects so many men that we have come to think it's inevitable. But baldness is a sign that your hormones are out of balance. This imbalance is known to raise your risk of prostate trouble and heart disease.

It is excess levels of the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) that poison the hair follicles on the top of your head. While killing your scalp hair, excess DHT can also cause more hair than is normal to grow on the rest of your body, and cause other health problems.

So what can you do about it? Ask your doctor about Propecia (finasteride) or Avodart (dutasteride). These medications can help lower your DHT levels. Hair loss is mostly preventable, and even to some degree reversible, if you take care of it soon enough. And by treating it early, you lower your risk of other male health problems as well.

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