Most Common Causes of Hair Loss in Women
How often have you judged someone by the style of their hair or said that their hairstyle really doesn’t suit them? The problem with hair loss effects women differently than men. Because of societal norms hair loss in women causes lowered self esteem and confidence.
Hair Loss, also referred to as balding, is caused by a variety of factors, the most important being hereditary. Hair loss runs in the family and gene therapy may lead scientists to a cure in the future. If other people in your family suffer with hair loss there is a very good change that you will too as these hormonal imbalances seem to have greater effect as the person’s age increases.
It is hormone balance that is the key with hair loss as both the male (androgens) and female (estrogen) hormones need to be at the correct levels. This hormonal imbalance can cause significant hair loss.
Both men and women can suffer with pattern-baldness which is caused by a hormone common to both sexes referred to as DHT. T.his hormone is just one responsible for the sexual development of humans. Fortunately it is possible to treat this. There are shampoos that work by stimulating the growth of hair, thus counteracting the effects of excessive hair loss. There are also hair loss products that help keep DHT levels normal so follicles are not flooded with it. Additionally, hair replacement treatments like transplant surgery are can be successful as the hair from the areas where the DHT level is higher are replaced by hair from other areas of the head that are not as sensitive to the hormone.
Our hair actually stops growing for a couple of months or so during a 2 to 6 year cycle and around one tenth of our hair is in this state at any one time. While in the growing phase, hair will gain approximately 1 centimeter a month. It is normal to experience hair loss every day as part of this resting and growing cycle. Some women experience excessive hair loss from a variety of other causes.
Some of the false reasons for hair loss are bad circulation, excess sweating, wearing hats that are too tight and even stress. Although stress can cause hair loss, this has only been shown to be the case in extreme stress situations which would not generally affect the average person and fortunately, in these circumstances, the situation can normally be rectified.
Some other reasons for hair lose are illness, medical treatment, depression medication, infections of the scalp, even too much vitamin A. This is a huge problem that will take some time to cure fully. Meanwhile existing remedies will need to be used more thoroughly if hair loss is to be controlled.
