Is Stress A Trigger For Male Pattern Loss?

[shotta287]

As title says, is stress known to be a trigger or exacerbate the condition?

I say this because;
A) My dad had a real good head of hair with maybe like NW2 until his late 40s until he was knifed in the head. The resulting surgery and hospital stays and obviously high stress/trauma saw him lose his hair very quick.
B) A family friend went through divorce and the aftermath saw him lose his hair.

What does everyone think?

 

[ariel12160]

I'm personally started notice that im balding after a few really stressful months that included a lot of anxiety

 

[Mandar kumthekar]

Psychological health is apex in overall fitness.

 

[Mandar kumthekar]

Stress increases inflammatory markers which them triggers hairloss.

 

[ForeverLacey]

Absolutely! Stress, if sever enough can trigger what's called a Telogen Effluvium. This can shift between 30 to 50% of all your hairs into the Telogen phase for a period of several months. If someone who is genetically predisposed to male pattern baldness triggers a Telogen Effluvium it could cause a rapid cycle of loss. This is one of the reasons why you see a lot of people complain about their hair looking worse before it gets better while on DHT inhibitors.

 

[WhiteTshirt]

Yeah but keep in mind genetics are the number factor. Guys that are not destined to bald keep there hair after very stressful situations.

 

[Vince_Reagan]

As far as male pattern baldness is concerned, nope. It is written in your DNA when it will strike. But unfortunately the reverse is damn true...