Worried about loosing your hair?
Are you losing your hair? Or does your hair seem to be thinner that it once was? Find out why.
All women have some of the male hormone testosterone in their bodies, but women with androgenetic alopecia are more sensitive to the hormone. This sensitivity causes hair to thin all over the head, and some women develop thinning patches similar to male-pattern hair loss
Sudden hair loss may not be painful or even dangerous in itself, but for the six out of ten women who suffer from it at some point in their lives can find, it a devastating blow to their confidence – marital breakup, career problems, social isolation and even suicide has been known to follow in
Baldness occurs when the hair falls out but a new hair does not grow in its place. The cause of the failure to grow a new hair is not well understood, but it is associated with genetic predisposition, aging, and levels of endocrine hormones. Changes in the levels of the androgens can affect hair production. For example, after the hormonal changes of menopause, many women find that the hair on the head is thinned. Although new hair is not produced, the follicle remains alive, suggesting the possibility of new hair growth.
Genetic hair loss and moult or increased hair shedding (chronic telogen effluvium), accounts for by far the majority of all hair loss complaints in women – up 95% in fact before menopause. Unlike men who tend to lose a lot of hair in particular areas, like the temples and crown – Male pattern baldness – women are more likely to thin diffusely from behind the front hairline to the crown.
. Androgenetic Alopecia is diffused thinning on all parts of the head. Unlike men women usually incur this type of hair loss. Men usually have concentrated hair loss on a particular part of their head whereas hair loss in women will take on a combination of two patterns. Androgenic alopecia often occurs in women due to the androgen hormone, which is a male hormone that shows up in the female body in small portions. This type of hair loss is tied to varied hormonal fluctuations such as ovarian cysts, birth control pills, pregnancy and finally menopause.
Telogen Effluvium is a type of hair loss that occurs when your body goes through something traumatic such as child birth, severe infection or illness, major stress, or major surgery, these are all factors that can contribute to Telogen Effluvium. When your body goes through something like one of these instances the hair that is in the process of growing, or has already grown can begin to shed. Avoiding this type of hair loss is possible by steering clear of extremely stressful situations.
Anagen Effluvium is commonly related to the hair loss that occurs in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Chemotherapy targets and destroys the cancer cells that divide quickly and in the process it also destroys other quickly dividing cells like the hair follicles in the growing phase, thus, hair loss.
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By Vaida Urbaite