Now in our last podcast we discussed a whole bunch of things that get worse with aging.

But one of the things we also do when we're younger is take for granted a lot of the wonderful parts of being young.

For example, if you remember being in kindergarten or in preschool, one of the wonderful things about it was taking naps.

That's right, you got to take a two to three hour nap every afternoon.

So for those who will be listening to this in the hospital or on your way to work,

think about if someone said to you after you finish rounding, go drink some apple juice,

have some gram crackers, and take a nap.

I don't know about you, but I feel like I need a nap every single day so if that was the case I would love it

We also took for granted the amount of energy that we would have the fact that we could pretty much eat anything and not gain weight and the fact that our hair was luscious, full, and never fell out.

And that's what we're going to be talking about today, ladies and gentlemen, is Androgenic alopecia,

or what we know as male pattern baldness.

Now, 80 million people in the United States experience hair loss according to the American Academy of

Dermatology.

Now we're going to talk about what treatments are going to be helpful for your patients.

We're also going to go into what are the actual myths about hair loss?

Like how many hairs do you lose per day?

Does too much shampooing really cause a problem?

And what really works and what simply doesn't?

So ladies and gentlemen, sit back because there are a number of myths that have circulated the news,

the blog and social media as to what contributes to baldness and hair loss in both men and women,

and we're going to focus on this one with male pattern baldness

and in another podcast for what to do for women who lose their hair.

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