What causes hair loss in men when they reach their 30s?

Does food, or electronic devices has anything to do with hair loss? Does ethinicity play a part? How do we console men who lose their hair and let them know that we do not mind? When I met my boyfriend the first time, he was very shy about the hair loss he had. I had tried to tell him it does not matter. But his problem seemed to take away his self esteem. Any good advice?

Thank you for your answers.
But do you think electronic devices will aggravate hair loss? I understand it is hard for ppl to accept certain changes that happened to their bodies. What can he do to lessen hair loss?

Testosterone -- the same hormone that causes excess hairiness in women causes loss of scalp hair. Men have more testosterone than women and so it affects men more.

Just tell him that he's losing his scalp hair because he's more masculine than men who don't. It's a fact, anyway.

yes, yes, and yes. Actually hairloss is a hormonal process, but diet, environment and genetics are all involved in a man's specific hormone balance.

Well he has to be comfortable with it--not much you can do there. It's like trying to make someone change their beliefs in God. As for cause, testosterone-higher levels have benn shown to be the most of the cause of baldness, yes genetics have a part in it too.

http://www.webmd.com/diseases_and_condit...
not sure if it might help...

Male hair loss is a result of a reaction between testosterone production in the male and hair receptor cells in the hair follicle. For some reason it shuts the hair growth down.

The hair gene is passed from mother to child, so if the mother's father is bald or balding that is where any inherited trait / appearance comes from.

The only way to resolve the balding on top and in the front is to go through hair replacement/transplantation of follicles (the follicle surgically moved from back of head to top of head). This is expensive but worth it, if it is a real self-esteem issue. Just be sure not to get that fakey "straight line" across the top of the forehead that shows on most of the "before" and "after" commercials. I think Matt Lauer on NBC got hair replacement, he's looking much better now.

Male pattern baldness (the baldness at the top of the head in back) cannot be fixed by hair replacement therapy.

Otherwise, just tell him he is a stud because of all of that testosterone which makes him really sexy to you. Then tell him that it REALLY turns you on if he helps around the house or with the kids, puts gas in your car, or takes out the garbage.

Unfortunately hair loss tends to be hereditary for the most part. It also happens to men with higher testosterone levels. There are certainly some interesting treatments out there, but.... whether they work would involve getting all the facts before handing over any money. All you can do is let him know it doesn't matter, there are far more important things in life and that love is not based on his hair or lack of. The rate of hair loss also tends to slow as men go through their 30's.

I'm 39 and have been thinning for some time. It got to a point where I was terribly self-conscious about getting out of the pool or coming out of the shower since that was when the hair loss really showed. There a pics of me at the beach that are hideous to me with all the scalp that was showing.

Many things can cause hair loss. It's hard to say if it's one or all of them combined in my case.

The best thing I did was cut my hair really short like the actor in the movie "transporter", Bruce Willis in Unbreakable, etc....he could go that route or just shave his head...Look at Chris Doughtry from American Idol.

Now that I've done it (and again, it actually seems to be in style to do it) I'm so much more at ease and believe it or not, much more confident.

I hope that helps.

This may be more info than you need.
Hair loss is primarily genetic. It has to do with a particular enzyme in the body that bonds with testosterone and forms a chemical called DHT. DHT interferes with hair follicles on the scalp. It's called male-pattern baldness. A person's tendency towards it is primarily in the genes. A man can look at his Grandfather and see where his hairline is going.
Other factors play a part. General health conditions are reflected in the hair. Chemical changes in the body, as I understand, can kick in the enzymatic action that forms the DHT, such as with the aging process -- notice how all older men begin losing their hair.
That's the male-pattern issue, which luckily, is just beginning at a later time of their life, while many men begin to suffer hair loss as early as their teens, just because the wrong gene was passed on.

Products like Rogaine and Propecia attack the enzyme/DHT problem. Rogaine goes at the DHT in the scalp topically, while Propecia is taken internally and interferes with the production of the offending enzyme within the body. Hair transplants take hair follicles from the sides and back of the head and place them on the top. The hair follicles on the sides and back have different receptors than the top and are not affected by the DHT problem; that's why men go bald on top. All of these options, though, aren't cheap.

We live in a culture where physical attractiveness is highly valued --- it's not what you are inside that's important, but how you look. We've got this totally backwards; nevertheless, you don't have to look very far to see that this is true, and generally speaking, hair loss detracts from physical appeal. This leads to a loss of confidence, and feelings of self-consciousness.
It shouldn't be this way, but it is.

Telling your boyfriend that it doesn't matter means that you're judging him by what he is as a person as opposed to just physcial appearance, and in the long run that's the basis of a solid relationship. He appreciates that. Nevertheless, that doesn't help the self-esteem issue at present which is a product of how society veiws us at large, and much of that is dependent on physical appearance. It bothers some people more than others. Going bald is a real bummer.

If it bothers him enough, look into some of the available options. He would feel like he's doing something, and he may get some reasonable results. Just watch your pocketbook, because it can get a little expensive.

http://hair-loss1.blogspot.com has good information and products on hair loss and losing hair.

http://hair-loss1.blogspot.com

Male pattern baldness (MPB) is primarily genetics. If that's what your BF has, then there's not much he can do about it, but there's a lot he can do to slow it down. The success depends on how early/late he is in his MPB.

Any hair loss outside MPB, such as from an infection or chemotherapy, is most likely temporary. Thus, hair will likely grow back unless the damage is so severe that hair follicles were destroyed.

Show your BF this Dateline NBC video. It studied 5 men with 5 different hair loss solutions, over 1 year. The results are encouraging.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6590766

I also created a website on hair loss to share my experience and help others.

I know it's hereditary.Does it run in your family?Don't worry bald is so in now.