May 21, 2008
Hair Loss in Women & Hair Loss in Men
Hair Loss In Women
By Jenny Jitea
There are several different causes for hair loss in women and one of the first to look at are medications. In general women tend to take more medication than men and it’s surprising how many of these medicines in the small print warn of hair loss. The list of medications that can start hair loss is quite extensive and is hard to generalise but here are a just 10 examples.
Acne Treatments
Depression Treatments
Beta Blockers
Cholesterol Treatments
Amphetamines
Anti inflammatory drugs
Indigestion Treatments
Blood Thinners
Birth Control Pills
Gout Treatments
So from this list you can see that most of us at some time are taking these medications. Why not go and get the medicine box now and go onto the maker’s website and see if hair loss in women is listed as a side effect.
HORMONES
Dihydrotestosterone (known as DHT) is present in everyone and is derived from testosterone which is found in men. The problem with this hormone is that it really doesn’t like our hair! It was always thought that testosterone was the cause of hair loss and although it is a serious offender in hair loss in women the main cause has been identified as DHT. Women have a small amount of the male testosterone hormone, but this can be converted to DHT when it mixes with the enzine Type II 5 alpha in the oil glands of the hair follicles. Once these two start to bind together the root of the hair in the scalp will be attacked.
TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM
Hair loss can be caused by a stressful event. It could be from infections, surgery, stress or even child birth. The problem with this type of womens hair loss is that the effects are seen long after the cause and it might not be possible to connect the two together. It is possible that up to 90% of your hair could move into a shedding stage some 4 weeks to 3 months after the event. If the cause of the event is removed then generally your hair will return in time but when, nobody can tell.
ANAGEN EFFLUVIUM
Anagen effluvium is caused as a result of chemotherapy. At the moment there is nothing that can be done to help this if the chemotherapy continues. The chemotherapy causes extreme damage to the hair follicles and they may or may not recover over time.
ANDOGENETIC ALOPECIA
This is the most common hair loss in women which is generally a thinning of the hair. Men also suffer from this but tend to lose hair in certain areas, i.e. the crown. The cause is again a male hormone which reacts to events like ovarian cysts, birth control pills and the menopause. The hormone DHT also has an effect here and makes the hair follicles shrink which then of course will fall out.
CONCLUSION
As you can see not every cause of hair loss in women is permanent and there are many treatments available. The important thing now days is not to try and hide the problem but to try and cure the problem. For a women to lose her hair can be a devastating event but there are many modern treatments to help restore your beauty, and with the problem becoming more well known you shouldn’t feel any embarrassment to seek help.
Further help and assistance can be found at our site Provillus where you find a good selction of case studies and treatment for Hair Loss In Women
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Hair Loss In Men
By Scott Jack
Hair loss has been a problem in many aging men’s lives for decades and just in the past decade products have begun sprouting up all over the place that will help you cure hair loss. Hair loss seriously can affect ones personal confidence and self-esteem and it’s often something that will make a man go through a midlife crisis. When a man begins losing his hair he believes he is aging and will no longer be able to party or act like he used to. It’s often a time when many men become hermits and remain inside without going out much, but now there is a solution for men with hair loss treatments all over the place.
Having hair loss treatment will help replenish the old you and you’ll feel completely rejuvenated compared to how you felt without any hair. It can cost a lot and also be affordable depending on the route you take and it’s strictly up to you on the route you take. I would recommend trying whichever one you feel is the best out though because it will make you feel 100% better when you begin growing back your hair.
There are lots of reasons why you can lose your hair and many people just have it in their genes to lose hair at a young age. Some begin losing hair at the young age of twenty and it continues from there. Now if you begin losing hair this early, you’ll either need to be bald your life or decide on a hair loss treatment that is right for you. It can be difficult to tell the reason begin why you’re losing your hair but there are many reasons and consulting a professional might be the best bet for getting the reasoning as to why you’re losing hair at such a young age.
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