Hair loss may be due to a number of factors, including genetics, age, poor nutrition and certain medical conditions or treatments. In cases where you have more than one contributing factor, the cumulative effect can be more severe hair loss.

The average person sheds between 50-100 hairs a day. If you’re noticing more significant hair loss, we can help you determine your level of hair loss and which treatment options are best for you.

Hereditary hair loss, or androgenetic alopecia, is the most common cause of hair loss. The condition occurs because of an inherited hormonal sensitivity passed down from either or both biological parents. For men, hereditary hair loss is often called male pattern baldness because it typically occurs in a predictable pattern. Generally, men experience a receding hair line beginning at the temples and/or thinning at the crown. The condition progresses to the point where the two balding areas meet and leave only a horseshoe-shaped band of hair around the sides and back of the head. Androgenetic alopecia is progressive for both men and women, meaning hair loss worsens over time.

Age is the second most common cause of hair loss. A natural part of the aging process, hair loss and thinning can occur when an increasing number of hair follicles go into the resting phase, while remaining hair becomes shorter and finer. This condition is called involutional alopecia.

Maintaining a well-balanced diet is essential to having strong, healthy hair. When you’re deficient in certain vitamins and minerals, it can cause you to experience hair loss. Eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia, along with rapid weight loss or undergoing bariatric surgery, can also contribute to hair loss because the body is not receiving the vital nutrients it needs to function properly.

Below is a list of nutrients that are important for your hair:

• All the B Vitamins (particularly Biotin)
• Vitamin D
• Iron
• Zinc
• Protein
• Essential Fatty Acids

While everyday stress won’t, three types of hair loss are associated with high stress levels, including:

• Telogen effluvium, often occurring when there’s a sudden shock to the system like that experienced with childbirth, surgery, rapid weight loss or any major, traumatic event such as a death in the family, divorce or an accident
• Trichotillomania, a stress-induced impulse control disorder that drives people to pull out their own hair
• Alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition that mistakenly attacks the hair follicles

Numerous medical conditions can, including:

• Thyroid disease
• Autoimmune diseases, including lupus
• Certain cancers
• Trichotillomania
• Anemia

Common medications and treatments for medical conditions can trigger hair thinning issues, including:

• Acne medications
• Antibiotics
• Oral contraceptives
• Cholesterol-lowering medications
• Epilepsy medications
• Beta-blockers for high blood pressure
• Blood thinners
• Hormone replacement therapy
• Antidepressants
• Chemotherapy and radiation to treat cancer
• Lithium
• Immune-suppressing drugs
• Steroids
• Thyroid medications
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
• Weight loss drugs
• Bariatric surgery

Treatment for male pattern baldness aims to prevent further hair loss and increase hair growth.

Studies show the treatment:

• Prevents further hair loss in nine out of 10 men who stick with it
• Starts to produce results in as little as three months of continuous treatment
• Promotes new hair growth with long‐term treatment in two out of three men

You must use your products continuously for sustained results. If you stop taking the medicine, any results will begin to reverse within six months and will be lost by 12 months. If you are still experiencing hair loss after 12 months of treatment, further courses are unlikely to work.

In short, yes, but as with all medicines, they don’t work for everyone. DHT blockers regrow hair in 65% of patients and stops further hair loss in most other patients. If you stop taking the medication, it stops working. 

Men can experience symptoms in different ways:

• Some men do not get an erection at all
• Some men get an erection, but cannot keep it long enough for sex
• Some men get an erection, but it is not hard enough for sex

For some blokes with ED, it can be difficult to get or keep an erection every time they try to have sex. For others, symptoms can happen just once in a while.

In most cases ED can be treated but unfortunately many blokes ignore their ED symptoms for years, because they are too embarrassed to see a healthcare professional, that’s where we come in.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is generally due to physical causes, although psychological issues and some types of medication can also cause ED.

The main physical cause of ED is not enough blood flowing into the penis, so a man cannot get and keep an erection when he is sexually excited. This happens because the small blood vessels that supply the penis during an erection become blocked or narrow.

Smoking, high cholesterol and lack of exercise can cause this problem, as can high blood pressure and diabetes.

ED can sometimes be an early warning sign of underlying health conditions even if you feel healthy.

These include:

• Heart and circulation problems can reduce the flow of blood to the penis
• Low levels of the male hormone testosterone
• Injury to or disease of the penis or surrounding areas
• Mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, or relationship issues
• Surgery to the penis or the surrounding areas (e.g. prostate surgery)
• Lifestyle issues, such as stress, smoking, alcohol and recreational drug abuse

While ED does become more common as men age, it affects men of all ages and is nothing to be ashamed of!