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It is caused by increased sensitivity to male sex hormones (androgens) in certain parts of the scalp, and is passed on from generation to generation. For a men hair loss is a common occurrence. And they have been trying out various treatment to reduce hair loss for amount of years. While in years past, men were forced to cover bald spots with toupees or comb-overs, medical science now serves up a number of options that can reverse or counter hair loss. There are drugs that promote hair growth and transplant technologies that enable doctors to recreate a full head of hair. 1. a transplant, where the surgeon moves non-sensitive hairs from the back of the head to the top. This is best for men whose hair loss is limited to the front of the scalp.How To Treatment Male Hair Loss]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Treatment-Male-Hair-Loss-/1355655 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:59:44 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Treatment-Male-Hair-Loss-/1355655 Wade is in his late 40s. In the past he has never been particularly conscious about his health. However he does jog about 20 minutes on his treadmill each day. He was on blood pressure medicine. He was a non smoker. But he did eat whatever he wanted and was a beer drinker. He considered himself to be in okay health. Nevertheless his doctor felt he was nearing the age were regular prostate screening is a good ideal. Wade really was not sure what that was but it sounded uncomfortable so he did not keep the appointment. Approximately 1 year later, it was time to renew his blood pressure prescription. But his physician would not renew it until he took the prostate screen. When Wade found out all it was is just a simple blood test called a PSA he was a little embarrassed. The results came back as high readings, so the doctor drew more blood and did it again. The re-test had the same results. Wade's doctor then referred him to a urologist, who also took blood, and ran another test, and got the same results. 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In this article I will outline some of the most popular hair loss treatments currently available in order to reinforce the fact that hair loss can be treated. At present only two medications have been approved as hair loss treatments by the FDA. These are minoxidil, better known as Rogaine, and finasteride, better known as Propecia. Several other drugs have proven to be effective in combating hair loss, dutasteride for example, but have not yet been approved for this particular use. Finasteride was originally developed to treat enlarged prostate conditions but a low dose version was subsequently approved for the treatment of hair loss in men.Hair Loss Treatment]]> Hair Loss]]> Hair Loss Treatment products]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Effective-Hair-Loss-Treatments/866707 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:05:04 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Effective-Hair-Loss-Treatments/866707 Hair is a major part of ones appearance, a confidence booster. And when people, men or women, start loosing hair, their confidence levels take a dive, some suffer from severe depression. Normally people loose about 50 to 100 hair per day, which is very normal but if this number much more then a doctor should consulted immediately. Excessive hair loss from the scalp can cause baldness and it could be due to many factors. Heredity is a major factor here. Being on certain medication, undergoing some treatment, improper diet, high stress levels can all lead to temporary or permanent baldness. In males, hairline starts receding and hair becomes thinner near the top. In women, thinning of hair is seen on the scalp and has follows no pattern, like males. There are many types of hair loss or baldness and it is very important to know the cause of baldness before going for a product or treatment. Today the market is flooded with hair loss products which claim 100% regrowth of hair. But one should not apply any hair loss product without consulting a doctor first as causes for hair loss varies from person to person.hair loss products]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Choosing-One-From-The-Many-Hair-Loss-Products-In-The-Market/657302 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Choosing-One-From-The-Many-Hair-Loss-Products-In-The-Market/657302 Baldness is a factor that affects both men and women. This factor occurs when the hairs natural growth and repair system is altered. This causes the hair to be shed faster than it is replaced to the pint that patches with no hair become visible. Baldness has many causes and amongst the various causes the most common one is genetics, the hair follicles on the head are genetically determined to be sensitive to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT causes hair loss by thinning the hair follicles the, DHT production is also related to age of individuals thus the reason why male baldness caused by genetics is more common in older individuals. A lot of research has been done to try and solve the balding problem especially in males. There have been some advances in coming up with cures and some of them proving quite successful. Some topical creams such as Propecia and Avodart have had successful clinical trials and has been proven to be effective in growing back hair lost especially that at the frontal part of the scalp.baldness cure]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Baldness-Cure/590779 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Baldness-Cure/590779 Whenever there is a hair loss the dermatologist's usual hair loss treatment will be prescribing some shampoo, conditioners and drugs. The use of a medicinal drug for treatment of any kind of human disorder is a usual one, the drugs for hair loss treatment is to be carefully chosen either for male or female. One should be more cautious in the case of females as it may be very vulnerable to females causing menopausal defects and defects in the birth of a child. The most common medicinal drugs are Propecia, Minoxidil, Cirnagen, Trichomin, Estrogen hormone and other useful drugs. The supplements that are taken as treatment also contain any of the above drug but in a very small amount which is usually harmless. The drugs may be different for men and women or some times the dosage differs for male and female. The most common medicinal drug is the "Propecia" and the "Avodart". These are the brand names of the drug Finasteride and Dutasteride respectively. This drug stimulates the androgenic hormone and thus causes the hair follicle stimulation resulting in hair growth. Because it stimulates androgen females cannot even touch this drug as it may even sterilize them.Hair]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Using-Medicinal-Drugs-In-Hair-Loss-Treatments/523867 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Using-Medicinal-Drugs-In-Hair-Loss-Treatments/523867 Hair restoration can be done in several ways. You can elect for surgery, buy the creams or pills or even go through a laser surgery. The surgeries are all good, but can leave scarring or swelling. Medications in any form work for some people, but are useless for others. The newest and so far best way is to elect for laser surgery and treatment. This is definitely a procedure which should be done by a surgeon who knows exactly what he is doing. You don't want to fall into any traps of surgeons who don't know about the procedure or let someone do the procedure who is not a licensed professional. If done incorrectly this procedure could leave ugly scars or leave you with a very bad look. It is important to check out your surgeon, perhaps even ask your regular physicians to recommend the surgeon. The hair follicle is the key to all of this and your surgery. It is the part of the skin that grows the hair by bringing old cells together. The sebaceous gland is in the follicle which produces the sebum producing gland. The thicker the sebaceous glands the thicker the hair is.hair loss]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Keep-Those-Follicles-Safe/469844 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Keep-Those-Follicles-Safe/469844 Find difficult to start urination or experiencing weak flow in urination? Better visit your doctor as soon as possible because you might experiencing prostate enlargement. Prostate is a chestnut-shaped gland found at the male sex organ. It is the one responsible in producing a liquid that forms part of the semen. Urethra, the tube where urine flows is enclose in the prostate. When the prostate enlarged, it will be difficult to urinate thus doctor diagnose enlargement of your prostate, a surgery to remove this gland maybe recommended. This kind of disease usually occurs to men ages 50 and above. If you are one of them, ask your doctor about avodart. This drug will truly help alleviate your problem. Regular dose of avodart will shrink your enlarge prostate and may prevent surgery. While under treatment of avodart, it is necessary to have a regular check up with your doctor to monitor your response to the applied treatment. This treatment will not effect overnight or week, it takes several month to see its result. Take avodart only once a day. 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Medication restoration techniques are to be followed strictly under the guidance of the dermatologist because some may even become toxic and affects other parts of the body. Each and every hair follicle is genetically programmed before birth. Some follicles grow after puberty and dies within a certain period. The greatest challenge in the restoration surgery is placing the transplanted hair according to the nature of the hair line of the patients. All the humans have a different pattern of hair line. A non surgical method in restoration is the "SENSI-GRAFT". This technique is followed for men and men only. 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It also helps in decreasing the chances of carcinoma prostate. Benign Prostate Hypertrophy: Benign prostate hypertrophy also known as benign enlargement of prostate is a condition seen in middle aged men and elder men in which there is increase in the size of prostate. There is hyperplasia of prostatic stromal cells and epithelial cells leading to formation of large nodules in the peri-urethral area of the prostate.amitriptyline]]> amoxapine]]> clomipramine]]> desipramine]]> doxepin]]> imipramine]]> nortriptyline]]> protriptyline]]> ]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Avodart--Dutasteride-An-Overiew/370942 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Avodart--Dutasteride-An-Overiew/370942 Dutasteride, which is commonly marketed under the brand name Avodart, belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, which block the action of the 5-alpha-reductase enzymes that convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The drug was approved by the FDA for the treatment of prostate enlargement in men in 2002. Avodart has not been approved for the treatment of hair loss, although physicians can use an approved medication in ways other than that it was specifically approved for. That said, the use of dutasteride certainly requires doctor supervision. Avodart is used mostly for men who have an enlarged prostate. If your prostate is smaller, it will put less pressure on your urethra. AVODART has been shown to improve symptoms after 3 to 6 months, with continued improvement extending to 2 years, and this improvement can be maintained up to 4 years. By shrinking the prostate, it stops the symptoms associated with prostate enlargement from getting worse. Like finasteride (the active ingredient in Propecia), dutasteride blocks the enzyme 5 alpha-reductase that converts testosterone to DHT (DHT causes hair loss). Unlike finasteride, which only inhibits the Type I form of the enzyme, dutasteride inhibits both the Type I and Type II forms.avodart]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Why-Is-Avodart-Unique-/185059 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Why-Is-Avodart-Unique-/185059 Dutasteride, which is commonly marketed under the brand name Avodart, belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, which block the action of the 5-alpha-reductase enzymes that convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The drug was approved by the FDA for the treatment of prostate enlargement in men in 2002. Avodart has not been approved for the treatment of hair loss, although physicians can use an approved medication in ways other than that it was specifically approved for. That said, the use of dutasteride certainly requires doctor supervision. Avodart is used mostly for men who have an enlarged prostate. If your prostate is smaller, it will put less pressure on your urethra. AVODART has been shown to improve symptoms after 3 to 6 months, with continued improvement extending to 2 years, and this improvement can be maintained up to 4 years. By shrinking the prostate, it stops the symptoms associated with prostate enlargement from getting worse. Like finasteride (the active ingredient in Propecia), dutasteride blocks the enzyme 5 alpha-reductase that converts testosterone to DHT (DHT causes hair loss). Unlike finasteride, which only inhibits the Type I form of the enzyme, dutasteride inhibits both the Type I and Type II forms.avodart]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Avodart-Is-A-Dual-Purpose-Drug/174722 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Avodart-Is-A-Dual-Purpose-Drug/174722 Androgen receptors are intracellular steroid receptors playing a key role in the hair growth process. These receptors specifically bind the two types of androgens - testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It allows the androgens to stimulate and regulate the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. In some cell types testosterone interacts directly with androgen receptors. In others, testosterone is converted by 5-alpha-reductase to DHT. The latter is an even more potent agonist for androgen receptor activation. Examples for the first case are derivatives of the Wolffian duct. Derivatives of the urogenital sinus, the urogenital tubercle, and hair follicles exemplify the second case. Cause of androgenetic alopecia Androgen receptors are at the center of androgenetic functions. And androgenetic functions are the cause of androgenetic alopecia or male pattern baldness. The role of anti androgens Anti androgens (a.k.a. androgen antagonist) are known for the solid guard they offer against the effects of androgens. Thus they play a key role in the androgenetic alopecia cure. But what are anti androgens, in the first place?androgen receptors]]> anti androgen]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Androgen-Receptors/160397 Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Androgen-Receptors/160397 Hair grows in cycles so that at any one time around 85 to 90 percent of the hair on our head is in the growth phase, known as Anagen, and the other 10 to 15 percent is in the resting phase or Telogen. There are many reasons why hair might stop growing sooner than it should or start to fall out in greater amounts than normal but the two most common types of hair loss or hair thinning that can occur in both men and women are known as Telogen effluvium and Androgenetic alopecia. Telogen Effluvium is where a large number of hairs are shed during the Telogen phase of the hair growth cycle leading to widespread thinning of the hair. This can happen at any time in someone's life and can be triggered by physical or emotional stress or medication or hormonal influences. Androgenetic alopecia is related to hormone levels in the body and can be hereditary. It is the main cause of baldness in men and although it can affect women too, the pattern of baldness is different.faster hair growth]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Faster-Hair-Growth-Products/158551 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Faster-Hair-Growth-Products/158551 Dutasteride, which is commonly marketed under the brand name Avodart, belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, which block the action of the 5-alpha-reductase enzymes that convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The drug was approved by the FDA for the treatment of prostate enlargement in men in 2002. Avodart has not been approved for the treatment of hair loss, although physicians can use an approved medication in ways other than that it was specifically approved for. That said, the use of dutasteride certainly requires doctor supervision. Avodart is used mostly for men who have an enlarged prostate. If your prostate is smaller, it will put less pressure on your urethra. AVODART has been shown to improve symptoms after 3 to 6 months, with continued improvement extending to 2 years, and this improvement can be maintained up to 4 years. By shrinking the prostate, it stops the symptoms associated with prostate enlargement from getting worse. Like finasteride (the active ingredient in Propecia), dutasteride blocks the enzyme 5 alpha-reductase that converts testosterone to DHT (DHT causes hair loss). Unlike finasteride, which only inhibits the Type I form of the enzyme, dutasteride inhibits both the Type I and Type II forms.avodart]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-Should-Avodart-Be-Used-For-/153421 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-Should-Avodart-Be-Used-For-/153421 Dutasteride, which is commonly marketed under the brand name Avodart, belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, which block the action of the 5-alpha-reductase enzymes that convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The drug was approved by the FDA for the treatment of prostate enlargement in men in 2002. Avodart has not been approved for the treatment of hair loss, although physicians can use an approved medication in ways other than that it was specifically approved for. That said, the use of dutasteride certainly requires doctor supervision. Avodart is used mostly for men who have an enlarged prostate. If your prostate is smaller, it will put less pressure on your urethra. AVODART has been shown to improve symptoms after 3 to 6 months, with continued improvement extending to 2 years, and this improvement can be maintained up to 4 years. By shrinking the prostate, it stops the symptoms associated with prostate enlargement from getting worse. Like finasteride (the active ingredient in Propecia), dutasteride blocks the enzyme 5 alpha-reductase that converts testosterone to DHT (DHT causes hair loss). Unlike finasteride, which only inhibits the Type I form of the enzyme, dutasteride inhibits both the Type I and Type II forms.avodart]]> dutasteride]]> finasteride]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-You-Need-To-Know-About-Avodart/152394 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-You-Need-To-Know-About-Avodart/152394 Testosterone, a male hormone, is converted into DHT or Dihydrotestosterone in various tissues of human body and the skin. The enzyme 5 alpha reductase converts testosterone into its more potent form DHT. Baldness is largely the result of various hormones interacting over time with those hair follicles that are vulnerable to their effects. DHT is primarily responsible for causing hair loss known as Androgenetic Alopecia in men and women. Whilst there are many other causes of hair loss the primary reason is still DHT! For men experiencing thinning hair their follicles on the top of the head are genetically vulnerable to baldness. Over time, the hormone DHT acts upon these genetically vulnerable follicles. This hormone binds with the receptor sites of these vulnerable follicles and causes a miniaturization of the hair shaft and follicle over time. The process of hair loss gradually breaks down the follicles' ability to grow healthy, thick hair. DTH can be slowed or even stopped by hair loss drugs like Propecia. 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