Hair Loss FAQs
What causes MPHL?
Some men are genetically programmed to be particularly sensitive to the effects of a male sex hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). In these men, DHT causes the hair follicles to shrink.6,9 As a result, normal hairs in the follicles are replaced by finer hairs and eventually all that is left is a miniature hair follicle with no hair inside it.10 Click here to discover more about MPHL.
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