Top Three Hair Loss Reasons
There could be a number of different reasons for why you may start to lose more hair than would be considered normal. Yet although it was thought, for a long time, to be a problem that only men had to deal with, today there are quite a few women who have to deal with this condition as well. Below we look at some of the main hair loss reasons, which can result in this condition occurring no matter the person’s age.
As mentioned before, many people have always thought that hair loss was something that only men had to deal with. Yet in fact, today it is becoming quite common for women to have to deal with this problem as well. In the United States alone around 30 million women are now trying to deal with hair loss of one kind or another.
Even though the problem of hair loss has been around for centuries, today many medical experts and professionals cannot actually decide just what the main causes for this problem is. Below however we do look at some of the more common factors, which will often contribute to hair loss.
1. Heredity – Of all the reasons for a person to lose their hair this is the most common one. Today around half of all children who have a parent (mother or father) suffering from hair loss will then have the chances of them suffering the same condition greatly increased.
Although you may think this is something that only a man will suffer from, then you need to think again. Yes, Androgenetic Alopecia is very common in men (male pattern baldness) but it is also becoming very prevalent in women (female pattern baldness) as well. In most cases, not only can the father of the child be the carrier of the gene that can contribute to them having this condition but the mother can be as well.
2. Medical Treatments – Today there are a wide range of drugs, medications and treatments for cancer (such as chemotherapy), which can cause a person to lose their hair. Although a person may lose their hair often, it is only temporary and once treatment stops, normally after a period of time, the hair will start to regrow once more.
3. Imbalance In Hormone Levels – In some cases especially with women, it has been noted that their androgen and estrogen hormone levels have become imbalanced. When this occurs, the body will produce much more DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) which will prevent the right signals from passing through to the hairs follicles allowing them to grow hair properly.
Above we have looked at three of the main causes why a person is likely to suffer from hair loss. However, there are plenty of other reasons for a person to begin to lose their hair. For some it could be their age and for others it could be because they have a medical problem relating to their immune system. Whilst other hair loss reasons for women may be that they are going through menopause or they may have recently given birth to a child.
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