Have you ever heard that masturbating causes baldness? It is one of the most widespread rumors about hair and that usually generates more doubts about it. But, Is it true that masturbation makes your hair fall out, or is this another of the fake hair news?

From Hospital Capilar, hair clinic in Murcia, Madrid and Pontevedra specializing in FUE hair grafting, we give you the answer to the big question of whether masturbating causes baldness. Is this true or is it just a hoax? We tell you!

Masturbation causes hair loss: Truth or myth?

On many occasions, masturbation has been associated with hair loss, mainly due to the hormonal component. It is said that as the act of masturbating generates the release of hormones, these are the ones that end up affecting the hair follicle causing its destruction. But this is not true.

Claiming that masturbating causes baldness is wrong, and this is what our specialist doctors. They are not associated in any case, since the hormone that causes the androgenetic alopecia it is not the same as the one that influences masturbation. In this type of alopecia it is the Dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, which attacks the hair follicles, while Testosterone comes into play during sexual intercourse or masturbation.

Ultimately, it is not true that masturbating causes baldness nor is there any kind of relationship between sexual acts and alopecia.

Factors that do cause hair loss

Although it is not true that masturbating causes baldness, there are other types of factors that can trigger unusual hair loss and even alopecia. Faced with hair loss that accompanies lack of density and bald spots, it is important to go to a hair clinic to receive a diagnosis and thus be able to apply the best treatment in each case.

Hormonal alteration

The factor that influences the most common alopecia of all, androgenic alopecia, is hormonal. As we have mentioned before, high levels of this hormone cause the hair follicle to weaken, causing the hair is miniaturized, until it falls and no longer grows back.

The good news is that this type of alopecia has an effective solution both to stop hair loss, with oral drugs or hair treatments, and to recover lost hair with hair grafting.

Stress

Stress and hair loss yes they are related, it is not another hair bundle. However, hair loss associated with stress is usually reversible, that is, once the stress episode is over, the hair will grow back.  

alteration in the immune system

On other occasions, it is the person's own immune system that attacks the hair cells, causing the destruction of the hair follicles. This occurs in alopecias such as alopecia areata, whose main convenience is that there are treatments to stabilize it, but they are not suitable for hair implants.

Change of season

La seasonal fall It affects many people but, as with stress telogen effluvium, hair grows back as the hair follicle remains intact. However, both during this hair loss and due to stress, we can resort to medical treatments such as CRT and anti-hair loss products to reverse its effects.

How to deal with unusual hair loss

Hair loss and alopecia affect many people in our country, and this is indicated by the rate of alopecia in Spain. Knowing how to deal with hair loss is essential to treat alopecia before it's too late.

Go to a hair clinic

In the event that hair loss is accompanied by bald areas, it is essential to go to a specialized hair clinic. In Hospital Capilar we have a medical equipment who will study your case and assess which is the best method to reduce the fall.

It is also advisable to go to a hair medicine clinic when we notice a considerable loss of density. The hair loss due to covid 19, or even stress, often require medical hair treatments prior evaluation of the specialist doctor.

Medical hair treatments

If the medical team determines so based on the previous capillary analysis, we can resort to medical capillary treatments. In Hospital Capilar We have the most effective treatments of today with which to stop the advance of alopecia and keep the hair in the best conditions.  

Hair graft with FUE technique

The only way to recover hair lost due to alopecia is with the FUE hair implant. Medical hair treatments stop hair loss and promote its vitality, but they will not make hair grow again. That is why hair transplant is the only technique with which to end baldness.

It is an outpatient surgery, minimally invasive, in which the follicular units are extracted from the area that is not affected by alopecia to subsequently implant them in the recipient area. The results are given a year after the surgery, although the first changes are already seen at 6 months.