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How to Prevent the Onset of Causes of Hair
Loss in Women
Some women, unfortunately, have to contend
with female hair loss even though usually
this problem usually afflicts men. Women have to
find ways to prevent hair loss from happening to
them, based on the experiences of women who have
encountered this problem before. Fortunately for
those women who suspect they may be suffering from
hair loss, studies about women who lost their hair
in the past now exist which provides clues as to how
modern-day women can avoid the fate of their
predecessors. There are
beauty products
for hair
available to prevent, slow or reverse
female hair loss.
One reason some women lose their hair is
because they may suffer from fluctuating androgen
levels. Androgens are a type of hormone that may
also include the male hormone testosterone. Other
hormones that fall under the category of androgens
would be dihydrotestosterone (the dreaded DHT) and
androsteinedione. All women have these androgens
which normally are produced in much smaller amounts
than in men. However, when DHT is produced in
significant amounts in the bodies of women, that is
when problems with proper hair growth
results. The follicles are particularly vulnerable
and may eventually die as a result.
This may result in the condition formally known
as female pattern hair loss – which is a
blanket term that may cover other causes of thinning
in women as well, aside from the overwhelming
presence of DHT on their scalp.
Women may find that they lose their hair even
at very young ages. There are cases of teenage women
suffering from this very embarrassing problem as
well. One clue to why this occurs is that many of
the victims are also afflicted with the female
hormonal problem known as polycystic ovary syndrome.
Alopecia areata is another illness (actually an
auto-immune disorder) which may cause premature loss
for women. Telogen effluvium, on the other hand, is
a hair loss condition that only lasts
temporarily in as much as it is triggered by factors
like a very stressful life event, surgery, following
a crash diet, and even childbirth. The last factor
is why so many new mothers find their hair coming up
in clumps – not to worry, once the body has adjusted
to the stress and changes in the bodily systems,
thinning will most likely stop.
Women who are under certain strong medication
may experience hair loss to varying extents.
Illnesses such as anemia or thyroid problems may
also result in a degree of hair loss.
This is why there is no cure-all for hair loss
because it may be due to one or more of many
possible reasons. The best thing you can do for
yourself is to seek the help of a credible
specialist so that you can get to the root of the
problem, so to speak, especially if thinning is
quite severe.
The expert may recommend certain diagnostic
measures to be undertaken before he or she
prescribes a treatment – for example, the doctor may
ask you to undergo a scalp biopsy, which is quite
helpful actually at uncovering a host of problems
that you may have which contribute (if not directly
cause) your hair loss problems.
Read more about female hair loss.
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