Over time, the bald spots increase in size until the entire top of the head is bald and there is only hair on the sides of the head. One in four men begins to go bald by age thirty. By age sixty, it goes up to two out of three men. Male pattern baldness affects over 20 million men in the United States. Some men accept their baldness and do nothing.
Many women say they find balding men attractive.
The only medication approved to treat balding is Rogaine. This is applied directly to the scalp. It helps slow the balding in most men. In about 10 percent of men, it makes a dramatic difference and starts a great deal of new hair growth. It may work best in men in their twenties and thirties who are just beginning to go bald.