What causes the majority of men to go bald?

The vast majority of men who go bald do so because of a hereditary condition known as androgenetic alopecia, more commonly known as male pattern baldness. According to the American Hair Loss Association, 95 percent of hair loss in men is caused by androgenetic alopecia.

What happens to your hair when you go bald?

Hair starts to thin on top of the head and around the temples. This pattern may eventually leave a “horseshoe” of hair around the sides and back of the head. Hair starts to recede from the front of the hairline, pushing the hairline further back on the head.

Where does hair loss start on a man’s head?

Some men develop noticeable bitemporal recession and this may precede hair loss elsewhere on the scalp by many years. 2. Hair loss on the crown starts around the whorl (at the back of the head), and spreads outwards in all directions to produce a circular baldness.

Which is the hallmark of male pattern balding?

For others it is obvious, and when hair loss is severe or occurs at a young age can be very distressing. The hallmark of male pattern balding is that hair loss progresses in a distinctive and highly reproducible pattern.

Why do men have hair on the top of their head?

Head hair is not androgenic which means it is not stimulated by an androgen (DHT). Pubic, armpit, and facial hair, however, is androgenic because it is stimulated by DHT during puberty and wasn’t present before puberty. Head hair was present before puberty (before DHT production kicked in) and thus, head hair is not androgenic.