There are various reasons you could be losing your hair.
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What Causes Hair Loss in Women?
Losing hair follicles is a normal part of the hair growth cycle.
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Hair loss happens when something disrupts this cycle, and hair follicles stop regrowing.
In women, a wide range of health factors contribute to this issue.
Hair loss can be gradual or rapid, depending on the case.
Androgenetic alopecia is genetic and is sparked by a reaction to androgen and occurs after puberty.
Over time, traction alopecia can lead to permanent hair loss.
Hair Products
Chemicalhair products and treatments can cause permanent hair damage.
Women typically see hair loss related to hair products more often than men.
Aging
Natural hormonal shifts as you age can bring on hair loss.
At 29, 12% of women start showing signs, but by 79, over half show symptoms.
Hormonal Changes
Changes inestrogenlevels can shock the system, leading totelogen effluvium.
Typically setting on when women are between 45 and 55, these fluctuations can trigger female pattern hair loss.
The hair loss, which can affect the entire body, starts two to three weeks after therapy.
Most people can regrow their hair after stopping treatment.
In addition, too much vitamin A and certain medications can also cause telogen effluvium.
Autoimmune Diseases
Affecting men and women,alopecia areataoccurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles.
In men, hair loss is often brought on by reactions to the predominant male reproductive hormone, testosterone.
Many factors affect these levels, with other diseases or conditions leading to different types of hair loss.
Most hair loss in men is sparked by androgenetic alopecia or male pattern hair loss.
This key in is geneticpassed from parent to childand progresses gradually.
It typically affects the hairline, temples, or top of the head.
Researchers have observed hair mild follicle shrinkage, resulting in thinner individual hair strands.
Rapid weight loss due to bariatric surgery or disease can also cause this often reversible condition.
Nutrition
Dietary factors and nutrition can also play a role in male hair loss.
Sudden or Progressive Hair Loss: Who Is At-Risk?
Factors associated with this issue include:
Can You Stop Hair Loss Once It Begins?
With some types of hair loss, like androgenetic alopecia, the changes to the hair are permanent.
The earlier you treat hair loss, the better the outcome.
But with other types, such as telogen and anagen effluvium, hair loss is reversible.
So long as the underlying cause is treated or stopped, it’s possible for you to expect regrowth.
However, it can take up to six months before you notice results.
Treatments depend on the underlying cause, and whats effective varies from person to person.
Everything from starting medications to stopping others and starting therapies for contributing diseases can play a role.
For this condition, regular corticosteroid injections are frontline therapy.
If a medication or disease is at the root, treatments focus on those.
Treatments for Tinea Capitis
For tinea capitis, a fungal infection, youll need antifungal medications.
Summary
Many conditions cause hair loss in men and women.
Some medicines can prevent hair loss or spur growth, making proper diagnosis critical.
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