Deeoh,

From my studies of hair loss, DHT is the cause. One of the "cures" was to take saw palmetto. It is interesting that saw palmetto is packaged "for good prostate health". I am currently going to the doctor for a prostate infection. It causes my right testicle to be sore. The testicle has been sore for about 6 years. It finally got to the point I couldn't deal with it. After reading your post I came to a realization. I had the most healthy, full head of hair up until about 6 years ago. That is when it started receeding. I have been fighting it ever since. I am 30 and don't want to be bald, especially after having "hair of the God's".

I am going to work on my mineral deficiency and try and get more anti-oxidants into my body. I also am going to get more Sea Salt and water into my body. I am thinking of doing one of those cleansing deals. I just stumbled upon this site today, so I have a lot to read about.

To sum it up: Healthy prostate. Zinc. Anti-oxidants. NO DIERETICS (alcohol, cola, coffee).

Over the last several years I have had all of the bad and none of the good. That is changing as of now.

Doc

I've done some research on this subject specific to females and have found that the hair loss is associated with elevated androgenic (male-like) hormones (i.e., testosterone), but it is the dihydrotestosterone or DHT that causes the thinning (testosterone is converted into DHT via the 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone enzyme). Finasteride, AKA Propecia, inhibits the production of DHT from testosterone and it has been approved for males, but it has not approved for females. There is a rumor that Merck’s (the maker of Propecia) study on the efficacy of finasteride on women came out inconclusive because of the adverse effects it could have on fetuses, should you become pregnant (male fetuses were shown to develop female genitalia). Merck wanted to avoid any lawsuits that could come of it and I found that most independent studies of finasteride were done on post-menopausal women. But if we are talking DHT production inhibitors then Saw Palmetto is a good alternative. It is a natural DHT inhibitor that can be readily found in health food stores and has been shown to slow hair thinning in women (it is currently used as prostate support for men). The other interesting thing that I found was that it is also used to treat hirsute (hairy) women, again by blocking the DHT production. I hope this helps. Please consult you’re your doctor and find out why you are having this hair loss before you start any treatments. Here are some links http://www.eclecticphysician.com/archive.php?action=Nbr&Nbr=153
Do a search on saw palmetto and androgenic alopecia and finasteride and hair and take a look at the abstracts
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Search&DB=PubMed