What Is Androgenetic Alopecia?

So just what is androgenetic alopecia? According to the hair loss glossary:

Hair loss that results from a genetic predisposition that makes follicles sensitive to the effects of DHT. This is the most common form of hair loss and can also affect women. Other terms for this condition include: MPB, male pattern baldness, female pattern baldness, hereditary Alopecia and Androgenic Alopecia.

For me this was a revelation, since I have been diagnosed with “Alopecia Areata” which is an autoimmune disease in which your own body attacks hair follicles. I had previously thought that all form of Alopecia were somewhat different than “male pattern baldness” or MPB.

It turns out that Androgenic Alopecia is by far the most common type of Alopecia effecting more than 50% of all men over the age of 50 years and 40% of women who have reached menopause have been affected by this type of alopecia. Hair loss occurs in different places for men and women, for men hair loss caused by Androgenic Alopecia is usually evident near and around the temporal region. While hair loss is usually less sever in women leaving the hairline intact.

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