People with shiny thick hair are the envy of every eye they come across. Good hair is the desire not only among women but also amongst men. Though men keep their hair short they are nevertheless conscious about them the hair texture and the hairstyle hold a lot of importance and it is heartbreaking when there is no hair to be styled or to adorn on the head. IN the current times Hair loss is something which both men and women are facing but it is more adverse in case of men as it leads to baldness.



Hair is one of the most important features of men. It is an attribute to ones personality as we often define the character of a person seeing his hairstyle. It is strange but we remember and recognize people by their hair even if we could not recollect their name. So, hair is like an identity. Further, we human are a kind of hypocrite; we don't want to look our age. Striving to look younger than our age is an inherent nature of men, as youth reflects active and powerful life. When a person becomes bald he all at once considerably looks old even beyond his age.

Losing some hair everyday is a normal phenomenon as we shed hair which had been resting for 2 to 3 months. Some hairs are shed to be replaced with a new one. However, it is of great concern when the hair loss is rapid without proper regrowth. Men start losing hair even in their 20's and 30's from the forehead area. This phenomenon is known as 'receding hairline'. This hair loss continues more rapidly when they are in their 40's. By the time they cross 50 the baldness is visible and the hairstyle resemble a horse shoe with hair remaining on the side and backside of the head and the entire top portion bald.

There is less chance of regrowth when hair starts to fall in men. This is known as male pattern baldness affecting all the men in the world with very little exceptions. By the time they turn 50 most men had inevitable receding hairline or a horseshoe pattern hairstyle. Hair turning grey is something inevitable but can be overcome by coloring and dyeing in the desired color but when it comes to baldness there is no choice left. Therefore, overcoming hair loss and baldness is the utmost desire of men suffering from male-pattern baldness.

Male-pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia is caused by the increased of androgens which are the sex hormones in the scalp. The increased of androgens make the scalp very sensitive. The hormones cause the hair follicles to shrink making it impossible for hair regrowth. There are many reasons why the androgens may increase; the most common reasons are coronary heart disease, prostrate cancer, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome or even heredity.

Fortunately due to the great effort of scientists there finally is a remedy for male-pattern hair loss. It is a oral medicine with the name Propecia. It is the only FDA approved medicine for the treatment of male-pattern baldness (on the top and front of the scalp). The medicine comes in the dosage of 1mg which must be taken once daily with or without food. It is found that Propecia not only halt the shedding of hair but also helps in the regrowth of the lost hair.

Propecia like all medicines has some mild side-effects which can be tolerated like impotency, decrease in libido and less volume of ejaculation. If you experience swelling of the lip and rashes on the skin you must immediately consult a doctor. Therefore, before you