Hair Loss and Hair Loss Treatments.
Why Do We Lose Hair?
For centuries, men, women and sometimes even children
have had to endure the embarasment and emotional pain caused by
hair loss. There are number for reasons for hair loss. Some people
experience higher level of hair loss after illness or some weeks
after surgery. The other reasons for hair loss are chemotherapy
regimens used in cancer therapy and anticoagulants. The hair will
return to normal once the medication has been stopped...
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Other reasons for hair loss include too much vitamin
A and anti-depressant therapy. The physical reasons for hair loss
are over or under-active thyroids, certain fungal infections and
hormonal imbalances. Even underlying problems such as lupus or diabetes
may result in excessive hair loss.
The common reasons for hair loss in an individual
varies from genetics, pregnancy, diet, improper hair care, cancer
treatment and illness. Male pattern baldness is noticeable among
many men, which is marked by thinning hair near the forehead and
at the crown. If it has not stopped by using suitable medications,
it can eventually remove all the hair on opt of the head. Hair loss
can be inherited from their mother, their father, or from both parents.
The other essential reasons for hair loss are as follows:
· Toxic substances
· Severe radiation
· Illness and infectious diseases
· Heredity factors
· Ageing
· Hormonal Imbalance
· Injury and impairment
· Nervous disorders
Pregnant women may notice hair loss problems within a period of
about 3 months after delivery. This is also attributed as a reason
for hair loss. During pregnancy, high levels of particular hormones
cause the body to keep hair that would normally fall out. When the
hormones return to pre-pregnancy levels, that hair falls out and
the normal growth and loss cycle starts again.
Improper hair care can also be one of the causes for
hair loss. Excessive combing or brushing, hair styles such a ponytails
or braids, which pulls at the hair, and last but not least the over
usage of chemicals such as bleaches and dyes. Although these are
the reasons for hair loss due to improper hair maintenance, physiological
imbalances such excess production of Dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
An excessive level of DHT influeces the growth cycle
of a hair by preventing the availability of the nutrients to the
hair thereby causing excessive hair falling.
Deficiency in Protein and Iron is found to be the
major reasons for hair loss. The hair falling is noticed extensively
only after the body recognizes the deficiency. This happens after
about three months of deficiency. This can easily be achieved by
the dietary inclusion of proteins and Iron.
Medications prescribed for blood pressure, arthritis,
depression, and birth control pills are also among the reasons of
hair loss. Stopping the medicine and select another type of medicine
and contraceptive is the best way to treat this condition. |