Can infections contribute to male pattern baldness?

[hare]

Infections and male pattern baldness

Any ideas on whether something like a viral infection can directly or indirectly speed up or even "trigger" male pattern baldness? I don't see much research on this subject.

A few weeks before I noticed sudden changes in my body I think I felt something of a mild sickness. I believe I had a mild sore throat, occasional lightheadedness, etc. It might just be a coincidence, or maybe it's related but due to the body changes instead of causing the body changes.

 

[XXXXXXX]

DHT is the culprit of hair loss whether you're healthy or not.

 

[rerun]

It's possible that it could trigger Telogen Effluvium, if the infection causes a strong enough shock to your body.

From that point, Telogen Effluvium can kickstart and speed up the process of male pattern baldness if you have the gene for male pattern baldness.

 

[Schitz Popinov]

It's possible that it could trigger Telogen Effluvium, if the infection causes a strong enough shock to your body.

From that point, Telogen Effluvium can kickstart and speed up the process of male pattern baldness if you have the gene for male pattern baldness.

I was wondering about this. Back in 2005 I was on a work trip in Seattle when I became severely ill out of nowhere. I developed a fever of 100+, my whole body ached, my gums bled, and I had an infection in my gumline near my back bottom-left wisdom tooth. I tried to work thru it until eventually I couldn't take it anymore and I checked myself into a local hospital. Since I was from out of town the doctor didn't really do anything other than hear me out and then prescribe some antibiotics (Penicillin 500V) for the infection. I was instructed to fly back home and rest up.

After 2-3 weeks the infection seemed to have gone away, but health-wise I was never the same. Started experiencing a myriad of strange symptoms and within the next 1-2 years started seeing some hair shedding. Then a little over a year and a half ago I started getting the diffused thinning and complete hair texture change.

I've long been curious if I still have underlying infection issue.

 

[rerun]

I was wondering about this. Back in 2005 I was on a work trip in Seattle when I became severely ill out of nowhere. I developed a fever of 100+, my whole body ached, my gums bled, and I had an infection in my gumline near my back bottom-left wisdom tooth. I tried to work thru it until eventually I couldn't take it anymore and I checked myself into a local hospital. Since I was from out of town the doctor didn't really do anything other than hear me out and then prescribe some antibiotics (Penicillin 500V) for the infection. He was instructed to fly back home and rest up.

After 2-3 weeks the infection seemed to have gone away, but health-wise I was never the same. Started experiencing a myriad of strange symptoms and within the next 1-2 years started seeing some hair shedding. Then a little over a year and a half ago I started getting the diffused thinning and complete hair texture change.

I've long been curious if I still have underlying infection issue.

It's possible. I had a random fever shortly before my hair started massively shedding. I don't think this was the main cause for me as I had a couple other issues, but it definitely could have been the final big shock to my body that caused telogen effluvium. Yeah, the diffused thinning and hair texture change seem like symptoms of telogen effluvium. When I first experienced it, my hair became really kinky and wiry and was also very dry and would stick to each other. It's gotten better over time and has almost returned back to its original quality.

Supposedly, if you don't find and address the trigger, the telogen effluvium can remain for more than a year (chronic Telogen Effluvium). That is to suggest that if you still have an underlying infection issue, perhaps this is why you are still diffuse thinning.