Male pattern hair loss is known by a various names, including androgenic alopecia and male pattern baldness. The main reason that men suffer from male pattern hair loss is due to hormonal changes in their bodies but it goes further than that. Anyone that suffers from androgenic alopecia has the genetic predisposition for such a reaction to these hormonal issues. It is a myth that hair loss genes are only passed on from the mother’s side of the family as one or both parents can carry the genetic information and pass it on to their offspring.