Men and women both produce male hormones. These types of hormones are important in both sexes but obviously found a higher concentration. There are is a certain male hormone called DHT, and this hormone is what leads to male and female pattern baldness. DHT interacts with a certain enzyme and when they encounter a hair follicle is in good. The effect that DHT has on hair follicles is that over time it stops them from being able to produce hair.
The only way the dye was found to stop this is through certain drugs that can inhibit DHT from mixing with this enzyme. You have probably heard of such drugs advertisements. Propecia is an example of a drug that is able to limit the enzyme from damaging the hair follicle. However this will only work for certain people. For men and women that have the pattern baldness due to genetics there is no stopping the hair loss.
The only hope for someone who is losing their hair due to genetics is hair restoration surgery. Drs. can only repair the damage by taking viable hair follicles from one part of a person’s scalp to the part of the scalp that needs it through hair transplant surgery. Although it is the most drastic means to recover from hair loss at least it is available to the people that need it. Hair loss is a serious issue for many people and knowing that they have an option when all else fails is extremely important to them. Many people that do have hair thinning and balding due to genetics find a they are a candidate for hair transplants.