Shaun Parker

Many theories suggest that male pattern baldness results from sexual selection. Many suggest that bald men are more virile or sexually active than men with full heads of hair. Although there is yet to be comprehensive evidence either way scientists have agreed that the levels of testosterone and DHT have a significant influence in hair loss.

Many primate species also experience baldness after puberty.

It is a little known fact that every single one of use loses around 100 strands of hair per day. Hearing this may sound alarming but do not despair - it is perfectly normal! A normal head of hair contains around 100,000 follicles each of which can grow around 20 individual hairs in a lifetime. The lost strands of hair are therefore replaced naturally by hairs that grow out of the follicles.

Hair loss in the animal kingdom can be considered a point of pride. In some primate groups hair loss signifies status and maturity to the group. Female Gorillas have been seen to favour the member of the social group that has the largest forehead as a result of hair loss and as a result many male gorillas have been seen to encourage hair loss by rubbing their foreheads against abrasive surfaces.

Coping with hair loss is not easy especially if you are female and you have lost your hair unexpectedly as a result of a disease or treatment for a disease. Chemotherapy is a common cause of hair loss and this can be an extremely unsettling experience for women that experience it. Especially bearing in mind these women are already going through quite enough as it is.

Hair loss can be an anxiety inducing problem. For the most serious cases of hair loss there is an option for the person losing their hair. Hair transplant is offered in clinics in London and all over the UK. The hair transplant industry has improved a great deal over the years. Many of the images of hair transplants are damaging and do not represent a true reflection of the industry.

In many ways female hair loss is more damaging than hair loss in men. That is not to say men have it easy but hair loss in men is much more common. In both male and female hair loss the sufferers can be severely demoralised. It can cause to serious self esteem problems with sufferers lacking confidence.

This is often because the sufferer perceives that they don't look right and assume that other people treat them differently as a result.

Different people have very different ways of coping with hair loss. Even for the most hardy of people hairloss can be a psychologically damaging problem. It can make people feel less confident is themselves and should therefore be treated with a greater level of seriousness than it often is.

Most people dismiss the effects of hair loss and it is made fun of.

The causes of male pattern baldness have been analysed by many leading doctors and hair specialists and there are also a number of theories. Some theories make the suggestion that male pattern baldness is a result of male pattern baldness. This theory follows that bald men are more virile and that bald men are more sexually active than men with full heads of hair.

Hair loss can be a worrying problem for many people. For men and women it can lead to a loss of self esteem with hair related to sexuality and for women that have lost their hair as a result of chemotherapy for breast cancer it can be a major part of the psychological trauma that they face.

Chemotherapy is a commonly used treatment for cancer but it can be extremely worrying and it can in itself be an extremely harrowing form of treatment that makes the person receiving it feel dreadfully ill.

There is a definite social stigma attached with being bald. Especially, it can be argued, for women. Hair is closely related to sexuality and often women can feel less sexy with less hair. Often when people lose their hair it can be a very traumatic experience and this will often affect the person that is losing their hair regardless of whether or not the perceived loss of sexuality is real or not.