{"id":20068,"date":"2020-07-16T00:36:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T00:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=20068"},"modified":"2021-01-30T00:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T00:16:00","slug":"what-causes-hair-loss-in-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/what-causes-hair-loss-in-men\/","title":{"rendered":"What Really Causes Hair Loss in Men? (And What to Do About It)"},"content":{"rendered":"Trying to discover the truth behind what causes men’s hair loss? Along the way, you’ll probably run into several myths<\/a>.\r\n\r\nFor instance: \u201cYou\u2019ll go bald if your mother\u2019s father went bald\u201d (or some variation) is commonly uttered in mixed company.\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s some logic to this claim, because the X chromosome (which comes from the mother) does<\/em> carry the androgen receptor gene\u2014a gene implicated in male pattern baldness<\/a>.\r\n\r\nBut here are three reasons to doubt it:\r\n
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  1. The gene in question is just as likely to be inherited from the maternal grandmother as the maternal grandfather. (Was grandma bald?)<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Many other genes<\/a> are associated with hair loss. These genes come from both mom and dad.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Genetics aren\u2019t the only cause of hair loss.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nThe truth is that men\u2019s hair loss is a complex problem with multiple sources. And though genes play a major role, there are other factors to consider\u2014like nutrient status\u2014when assessing the causes of baldness.\r\n\r\nIn this article you\u2019ll learn the causes of men\u2019s hair loss, along with some potential solutions. Let\u2019s dive in.\r\n\r\n\"Balding\r\n

    What Is Male Pattern Baldness?<\/h2>\r\nMale pattern baldness is the most common type of hair loss in men.\r\n\r\nHow common? Put a hundred 50-year-old men in a room and, on average<\/a>, 50 of them will be losing their hair in predictable patterns.\r\n\r\nThis type of hair loss, called androgenetic alopecia, doesn\u2019t only affect males. It also affects about 55 percent of females over the age of 80. Here, we\u2019ll be covering male pattern hair loss (not female pattern hair loss), though the causes and remedies largely overlap.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s easy to spot the signs of male pattern baldness with two defining features:\r\n