Peter Attia· MD
my overly simplistic view of the problem is dihydrotestosterone is a hormone that will precipitate this in a genetically susceptible individual
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my overly simplistic view of the problem is dihydrotestosterone is a hormone that will precipitate this in a genetically susceptible individual
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it's really a genetic susceptibility married to a hormonal manifestation so basically a genetically susceptible hair follicle is exposed to hormones most notably dihydrotestosterone which leads to a process of miniaturization and gradual thinning of the hair shaft over time due to the folicle shrinkage and that results in finer and finer and shorter and shorter hairs