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Hair Loss Causes
Genetic. Most
hair loss in men and women
is inherited. The medical
term for this is
Androgenetic Alopecia,
more commonly known as Male
or Female Pattern Baldness.
Contrary to the common myth
that hair loss comes from
your mother's father,
research shows that hair
loss genes can be inherited
from either side of your
family.
Male Pattern Baldness
usually starts to occur in
your 20's or 30's, but it
can begin as early as your
mid to late teen-age years.
The name comes from the
horseshoe pattern that
usually develops on the top
of the scalp.
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Your hair loss can start in
the hairline or in the
crown, or both.
You will likely keep the
hair on the sides and back
of the scalp because those
follicles are not usually
affected by the genetic
factors that cause hair
loss.
This Norwood Chart
illustrates the patterns of
hair loss which usually
occur in men:
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Female Pattern Hair Loss is
also hereditary and tends to
be more of a gradual
thinning that occurs
through-out the top of the
scalp. It may vary in degree
and location and can be very
traumatizing because hair
loss in women is not as
common as in men.
Dyhydrotestosterone
(DHT). DHT is the hormone
that is believed to cause
genetic hair loss.
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DHT is created naturally by
the body through an
interaction between the
hormone testosterone and an
enzyme known as
5-alphareductase.
Over time, the presence of
DHT restricts blood flow to
the hair follicle, causing
the follicle to shrink and
produce smaller and smaller
hairs with each growth
cycle, and eventually
shutting down completely.
This is known as the
Miniaturization of Hair.
Growth Cycle.
Each hair follicle on the
scalp repeatedly goes
through 3 stages of growth
and dormancy throughout your
lifetime. The anagen phase
is the growth period that
generally lasts for several
years. The catagen phase is
the intermediate period when
the follicle is preparing to
shut down. The telogen phase
is the resting period when
the follicle has shut down
completely and the hair has
been shed from the scalp.
At any given time up to 15%
of the normal scalp can be
in the intermediate and
resting stages, which
generally last for 3 to 4
months. Because of this
cycle, it is normal for your
scalp to naturally shed
80-125 hairs each day. After
the resting period, the
growth phase begins again.
With male and female pattern
hair loss the follicle
becomes less productive over
time and the miniaturization
process accelerates, causing
the scalp to shed more hair
and preventing the follicle
from coming out of its
resting stage in a healthy
condition. The result is
permanent hair loss and
baldness.
Alopecia Areata
is an autoimmune disease
that causes the body's
immune system to attack the
hair follicles. It manifests
itself as bald patches that
often come and go randomly
throughout the scalp. This
condition affects men, women
and children and there is no
known cure, but we do have
programs which address this
problem. Please call or
email us for details.
Chemotherapy and
harsh drugs cause a
condition known as
Anagen
Effluvium. The body's
reaction to the drugs cause
the hair that is in the
growth stage to break off
at the scalp, causing
immediate hair loss. The
amount of regrowth varies
from person to person.
Hormonal Changes
associated with childbirth,
high fever, or surgery can
sometimes cause an unusually
large number of follicles to
enter the telogen, or
resting stage, at the same
time, resulting in an
overall thinning of the
hair. This condition, known
as
Telogen Effluvium, is
usually temporary, lasting
only the 3 to 4-month period
that follicles are in their
normal resting stage.
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