Take a DHT Blood Test to know your DHT Levels. As medical research has indicated, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a primary factor in male pattern baldness hair loss.
DHT, which is converted from testosterone, binds to sites on hair follicles. DHT appears to make hair follicles go into their "resting" phase faster, which in turns leads to thinning hair. Studies show that balding men don’t have higher than average circulating levels of testosterone, but they do have above average amounts of DHT in the scalp follicles.
Medical studies have associated DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) with a prostate condition known as BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia). In BPH, the prostate slowly enlarges as a man ages. The enlarging prostate can cause PSA test values (Prostate Specific Antigen) to increase over time so it becomes sensible to have your DHT blood test done at regular intervals before the above symptom arise.
Some other causes of hair loss that have been identified are a low-carb diet (a study funded by Dr. Atkins himself found about 10% suffered from hair loss), systemic lupus, and hypothyroidism. In addition, mercury toxicity (amalgam illness), vitamin A toxicity, iron deficiency and manganese deficiency have been associated with hair loss. Many of these conditions can be detected with a simple DHT Blood Test and effective treatments may be available.
The most common form of hair loss is determined by our genes and hormones. By age 35 to 40, two thirds of Caucasian men experience some hair loss, and it is estimated that approximately 30% of Caucasian women are affected by hair loss before menopause.
