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Women's Hair Loss - My Sink is Full of Hair!
- By Anant Ratanakovit
- Published 12/1/2009
- Alopecia Research
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Probably the most devastating hair problem for women is thinning and balding. The gray can be colored; conditioners can restore suppleness, but no easy fix is available for significant hair loss.
It is important to first isolate the cause of hair loss before making the decision to do something. Causes can be determined by a physician and may include one or more of the following:
1. Heredity
From both parents, propensity for hair loss can be inherited and, unfortunately, this is a permanent condition.
2. Stress/Anxiety
Life-changing events, such as divorce or death, as well as career and financial difficulties can take their toll on hair growth. Fortunately, the condition is temporary and will dissipate as the cause does.
3. Disease
Certain diseases (e.g., diabetes, lupus) will cause hair loss. Again, once treatment has begun and the disease is under control, the hair loss can reverse itself. Drugs for diseases can cause hair loss as well, and, again, once the drug is stopped, hair usually returns.
4. Diet/Exercise
Poor diet, lack of exercise, and lack of hydration can cause hair loss to accelerate beyond the normal (normal being 100 or so strands a day). Again, this can be reversed with a better lifestyle.
5. Skin and Scalp Infections
With infection treatment, hair loss will reverse.
6. Menopause
Many women experience increased hair loss with the onset of menopause-this too may be permanent.
There are two types of permanent hair loss in women. The first is patterned, in which hair is lost on the top of the head but remains intact on the back of the head.
The other is non-patterned, where hair loss occurs throughout the head and, eventually, leads to a bald appearance. Dependent upon the type, there are several, although limited, options.
Many women also wear wigs as an option to hide the thinning hair. Wigs are now fashion accessories, and even women with normal hair often have several. This may seem like a fortunate societal trend for sufferers of hair loss.
Surgical procedures are available and are effective for patterned hair loss, because hair from the back of the head can be transplanted to the thinning frontal areas. However, these options are expensive and are not covered by health insurance.
DHT, which is a form of testosterone hormone, is responsible for 95 percent of hair loss in both men and women. DHT shrinks hair follicles causing the membranes in the scalp to thicken, become inelastic and restrict blood flow. As a result, when a hair does fall out, it is not replaced. However, you can also get hair loss products which work to block DHT.
There are hair loss products on the market specifically for women. This is important, because hair loss products that are for men may not be suitable for women, so they are not advised and can, indeed, be dangerous. Hair loss products for women can slow the hair loss process and may stimulate some regrowth.
Hair loss treatment is an individual choice. Women whose moods and happiness are affected by hair loss should do something about it. Women who are in the public eyes and who feel the need to be as attractive as possible should do something about their thinning hair. No woman wants to become less beautiful.
It is important to first isolate the cause of hair loss before making the decision to do something. Causes can be determined by a physician and may include one or more of the following:
1. Heredity
From both parents, propensity for hair loss can be inherited and, unfortunately, this is a permanent condition.
2. Stress/Anxiety
Life-changing events, such as divorce or death, as well as career and financial difficulties can take their toll on hair growth. Fortunately, the condition is temporary and will dissipate as the cause does.
3. Disease
Certain diseases (e.g., diabetes, lupus) will cause hair loss. Again, once treatment has begun and the disease is under control, the hair loss can reverse itself. Drugs for diseases can cause hair loss as well, and, again, once the drug is stopped, hair usually returns.
4. Diet/Exercise
Poor diet, lack of exercise, and lack of hydration can cause hair loss to accelerate beyond the normal (normal being 100 or so strands a day). Again, this can be reversed with a better lifestyle.
5. Skin and Scalp Infections
With infection treatment, hair loss will reverse.
6. Menopause
Many women experience increased hair loss with the onset of menopause-this too may be permanent.
There are two types of permanent hair loss in women. The first is patterned, in which hair is lost on the top of the head but remains intact on the back of the head.
Many women also wear wigs as an option to hide the thinning hair. Wigs are now fashion accessories, and even women with normal hair often have several. This may seem like a fortunate societal trend for sufferers of hair loss.
Surgical procedures are available and are effective for patterned hair loss, because hair from the back of the head can be transplanted to the thinning frontal areas. However, these options are expensive and are not covered by health insurance.
DHT, which is a form of testosterone hormone, is responsible for 95 percent of hair loss in both men and women. DHT shrinks hair follicles causing the membranes in the scalp to thicken, become inelastic and restrict blood flow. As a result, when a hair does fall out, it is not replaced. However, you can also get hair loss products which work to block DHT.
There are hair loss products on the market specifically for women. This is important, because hair loss products that are for men may not be suitable for women, so they are not advised and can, indeed, be dangerous. Hair loss products for women can slow the hair loss process and may stimulate some regrowth.
Hair loss treatment is an individual choice. Women whose moods and happiness are affected by hair loss should do something about it. Women who are in the public eyes and who feel the need to be as attractive as possible should do something about their thinning hair. No woman wants to become less beautiful.