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August 28, 2009

What Causes Female Hair Loss?

Filed under: Hair Loss Information — Marilyn Robinson @ 7:45 pm

What Causes Female Hair Loss?

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Although a typical person sheds between 60 and 100 hairs a day, a woman who notices that her hair is significantly thinning is probably suffering from a more excessive hair loss. In these cases, the hair follicles are not regenerating hair strands that have fallen out, or the hair is just becoming thinner. In general, hair loss in women is very gradual and often cyclical. Additionally, female hair loss patterns differ from that of their male counterparts with their hair loss being diffuse. There are three general patterns of female-pattern hair loss as noted by the standard Ludwig Classification System:

Hair loss and thinning hair in women is primarily due to inherited genetics, but there are other causes of hair loss such as hormonal changes, discontinuation of birth control pills, sudden changes in diet, thyroid problems and stress. Some studies suggest that a majority of premenopausal women and a greater number of postmenopausal women will experience some degree of diffuse hair thinning as part of the natural aging process. A medical exam and blood lab work is often required for the proper diagnosis of female pattern hair loss. If certain medical causes can be identified and treated, female hair loss can in many cases be reversed. The keys for effective female hair loss treatment are a proper diagnosis by a hair loss expert, early intervention, and proper education of all the non surgical and surgical female hair loss solutions.

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August 2, 2009

What causes baldness?/Hair loss

Filed under: Hair Loss Information — Marilyn Robinson @ 6:56 pm

What causes baldness?
The cause of male pattern baldness is no longer a mystery. Research has shown that when the male hormone - testosterone is exposed to 5-alpha-reductase, an enzyme in the hair follicle, it produces another hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which causes permanent hair loss.

This hormone (DHT) causes the hair follicle to shrink and grow a finer hair that is lighter in color, shorter and less deeply rooted than its predecessor. Most often, the hair in the balding region will continue to grow at an increasingly slower rate until hair growth ceases completely.

The pattern of progression, and the extent and speed of male pattern baldness, is largely dictated by genetics, hormones and age.
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