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Does Testosterone Affect Your Hair?

Testosterone is a hormone belonging to the group of androgens, it is produced mainly in the testes, although the adrenal glands secrete small amounts of it as well. Testosterone is a male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid. In men, testosterone allows the correct development of the male genitalia, as well as the development of secondary sexual characteristics, such as the increase of muscle tissue.

On average, the concentration of testosterone in the blood plasma in a male human adult is ten times higher than the concentration in the plasma of female human adults, but as the metabolic consumption of testosterone in men is higher, the production daily is approximately 20 times higher in men. On the other hand, women are more sensitive to the hormone.

Testosterone fulfills important functions in the body, however, the problem arises when testosterone is converted to Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which has harmful effects on the scalp and hair follicl..

Can Menopause Trigger Hair Loss?
Around the age of 40, women can begin to experience hair problems or worsen those they already have. On the one hand, the passage of time causes the capillary density to decrease, so that the hair becomes thinner and brittle. And on the other, hormonal changes in women influence hair loss, due to the imbalance that occurs between androgens (male hormones) and estrogens (female hormones). In this age there is a sudden drop in estrogen levels while those of testosterone remain stable, which affects the life cycle of the hair, shortening it and favoring its fall. Michigan hair transplant specialists have noted that the majority of women who come in for a hair transplant have recently been experiencing symptoms of menopause.

Although it is a very common problem, it does not affect all women in the same way and with the same intensity since other factors are involved such as the genetic inheritance and the state in which the hair was previously.

One of the..

Common Drugs That May Cause Hair Loss
Overview
Believe it or not, there are actually many drugs that may cause hair loss. Both men and women can experience hair loss during their lives, a condition that can result from problems related to health, genetics and/or the consumption of some medications. Drug-induced baldness is a condition that is common yet rarely discussed.

Some forms of hair loss are temporary, while others, such as pattern baldness, are permanent. Speak with a Michigan hair specialist to learn more about whether the drugs you are taking may be affecting the health of your scalp

Medications and hair loss
Many medications have hair loss as a side effect. Generally, the hair loss produced by some medications is temporary and disappears once the medication has been adjusted or stopped. Hair loss occurs because these medications injure the hair follicles, disrupting hair growth in different stages.

Two types of hair loss can occur. One is telogen effluvium or temporary ha..

Hair Transplant Surgery Or Medication? Which is Best For Me?
It is really difficult to compare two treatment methods as different as hair transplantation and the drugs used for hair loss. On the one hand, and this is extremely important to bear in mind, most drugs marketed for hair loss have not clearly demonstrated their effectiveness in the medium or long term to reverse hair loss. There are only two medications for hair loss that have been scientifically proven to produce results, and these are finasteride and minoxidil. The rest of the pills, lotions, serums and other supposedly miraculous treatments for hair growth are a promise rather than a reality. In fact, there are even some drugs that may accelerate hair loss in men and women.

We must bear in mind that even those medications whose effectiveness for the treatment of hair loss has been proven, should not be considered as an alternative to a hair transplant procedure in Michigan. If you have an area on the scalp where you have..

Metformin (metformin hydrochloride) is a medication used alone or in combination with other medications, including insulin, to treat type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and, therefore, cannot control the amount of blood sugar). Metformin is a class of medications called biguanides that help control the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Metformin decreases the amount of glucose that is absorbed from food and the amount of glucose that forms the liver, also increases the body’s response to insulin, a hormone responsible for increasing the uptake of glucose by the body’s cells. There have also been studies that suggest a link between hair loss and diabetes which we discuss in our blog. How does metformin affect hair health?

How Does Metformin Affect Hair Health?
There is little scientific evidence that signifies a direct action of metformin in male or female hair loss. However, some researches have reported isolated data on hair loss in people..

Vitamin D is Essential For Hair Restoration
Hair restoration is something many people look for when they reach middle adulthood. Restoring your hairline can make you feel young, confident, and handsome again. But, before you meet with your Michigan hair transplant surgeon, let’s talk about Vitamin D, something we don’t get enough of in the midwest.

Vitamin D Deficiency and Hair Loss
Vitamin D It is a vitamin that is soluble in fats and responsible for regulating the passage of calcium (Ca2 +) to the bones. Therefore without vitamin D, this step does not occur and the bones begin to weaken and curl causing irreversible malformations, in addition Vitamin D has an important role in the maintenance of organs and systems through multiple functions, such as regulation of the levels of calcium and phosphorus in blood, promoting the intestinal absorption of them from food and the reabsorption of calcium at the renal level.

Vitamin D, also known as the solar vitamin, is produced when sunlight..