Comments on: What Causes Common Hair Loss or Baldness? http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/cause-of-common-baldness/ Hair Transplant, Hair Restoration & Repair Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:52:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Igor (Croatia) http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/cause-of-common-baldness/comment-page-1/#comment-3343 Igor (Croatia) Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:45:58 +0000 http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/dev/newblog/110/cause-of-common-baldness/#comment-3343 Dear Mr. Bernstein, If DHT, a by-product of testosterone and enzyme 5-alpha reductase, is the main reason for the common male baldness why it does not kill hair follicles of beard or hair on legs, hands, chest...? Is it because: a) follicles of the hair on the scalp are more sensitive to DHT than other follicles? or b) all hair follicles in a person are equally sensitive to DHT but DHT is accumulated in different amounts in different parts of the skin? In simple words - is common male baldness due to place (e.g. top of the head) or due to type of hair (scalp hair, beard hair...). kind regards/ Igor, Croatia <strong><em>Dr. Bernstein</em>:</strong> Igor, your answer is A. Follicles of the hair on the scalp are more sensitive to DHT than other follicles Dear Mr. Bernstein,

If DHT, a by-product of testosterone and enzyme 5-alpha reductase, is the main reason for the common male baldness why it does not kill hair follicles of beard or hair on legs, hands, chest…?

Is it because:

a) follicles of the hair on the scalp are more sensitive to DHT than other follicles?

or

b) all hair follicles in a person are equally sensitive to DHT but DHT is accumulated in different amounts in different parts of the skin?

In simple words – is common male baldness due to place (e.g. top of the head) or due to type of hair (scalp hair, beard hair…).

kind regards/ Igor, Croatia

Dr. Bernstein: Igor, your answer is A. Follicles of the hair on the scalp are more sensitive to DHT than other follicles

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