What is male pattern baldness?

What is male pattern baldness?

Marilyn Sherlock (Trichologist) gives expert video advice on: What is male pattern baldness?; What treatments are available for male pattern baldness?; What are the side effects of Minoxidil? and more...

Male pattern baldness is a form of hair loss which is hereditary. It can actually come from either side of the family, and can actually skip several generations. It manifests itself by loss of hair on the crown and at the temples first, and then generally, those patches join together leaving the top of the hair completely bald. This will affect something like 30% of men at the age thirty, 50% at the age of fifty, and 70% by the age of seventy. Some lucky men escape it altogether.