What causes hair loss?

Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) is a genetic trait. It’s called Androgenetic Alopecia. It’s inherited from your family. If the men in your family are showing a bald spot on the crown, it’s likely you will too.

This is an issue men have been dealing with for centuries. According to legend, Julius Caesar invented the laurel leaf wreath to cover his receding hairline.

Too bad Julius didn’t have access to Provillus in the days of the Roman Empire.

MPB results from genetic traits, and hormonal causes. Provillus can’t change your genetic history, but it can help with the hormonal causes.

DHT is the hormone involved in hair loss

DHT (dihydrotestostrone) is derived from androgen, a male hormone. As the androgen circulates through the bloodstream, it is converted to DHT by the enzyme, 5-alpha reductase. DHT tends to bind to hair follicle receptors,
causing the follicles to sprout thinner and thinner hairs until nothing regrows, and the follicles eventually wither away.

The life cycle of normal hair growth

Normally, hair has three phases of growth:

  • Anagen – The growth phase, lasts for two to six years. Usually 90% of the hair is in growth phase.
  • Catagen -- A transient phase lasting a few weeks. The hair becomes thinner and the follicle starts shrinking.
  • Telogen – The thinned hairs fall off to make way for new hair. This lasts for two to four months.

When excess DHT is in the bloodstream, it shortens the Anagen, or growth phase, and causes premature shrinkage of the follicles. Because the DHT is bound to the follicle, often the hair will not re-grow normally.


Provillus helps block DHT from strangling your hair follicles.

Minoxidil, the ingredient clinically proven, and approved by the FDA for re-growing your hair, inhibits DHT. This powerful active ingredient works in your hair follicles.

We add a nourishing blend of natural herbs and minerals to the formula for men. These herbs and minerals support and provide nourishment to nourish your scalp and hair.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Female Hair Transplant-Did you know?

By Michael L. Max


Are you sick of thinning hair? Have you looked at wigs, hair weaves and extensions, topical remedies, so-called "wonder cure" hair loss shampoos and conditioners and natural treatments but haven't found an answer for your predicament? Then, why not consider a female hair transplant!

Modern technology and enhanced medical techniques have altered hair transplants. At the same time, more precise instrumentation permits medical doctors to work quicker. This has improved hair transplants from one of the very most tedious and labor intensive surgical procedures into same day surgery. Faster and more effective techniques have made hair transplants an attractive choice to women.

Together with, FUE (follicular unit extraction) is a remarkably straight forward surgical treatment and most women recover in several days and return to work. There is some discomfort in the graft areas for a couple of days. Most patients can manage this soreness using an non-prescription medication like Tylenol. When new hair grows in, the result for a woman is subtle. People notice their hair looks better but they are not quite certain why.

Hair loss can be caused by number of factors like thyroid problems, iron deficiencies, or other disorders. Giving birth can cause hair loss too. But the most usual reason women lose their hair is genetics. Contrary to widespread belief, the genetic characteristic is not handed from your grandfather nor does it skip a generation. The probability is inherited from all your relatives. The more bald people in your family, the more your chance is of losing your hair.

Many prospects for hair transplants are those who have typical female pattern thinning. In hair transplantation new hair is not generated, but hair is redistributed from the back and sides of the head to spots where it is thinning. Men have bald places in the back or front of their head while women's hair loss generally is more diffuse losing hair from all parts of their scalp.




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