Hair loss causes

In normal hair cycle,our  hair grow about one centimeter every one month , that growing occur to about 90% of our hair scalp in the same time and 10% grow anytime, during that normal cycle some hair shed every day, that shedding may replaced and some times it will not, so hair loss consider to be normal and it occur to normal people without any underlying causes .

Hair loss consider to be abnormal when the balance between the hair that grow and the hair loss is broken, and hair loss be in the upper hand , at that time unfortunately you are consider to face actual hair loss problem.

Knowing the Cause of hair loss consider to be the first step in the way of hair loss treatment, and that is the point for any patient face hair loss problem. Causes for hair loss are multiple and these causes can occur to both gender .

Hair loss causes

There are characteristics hair loss types and when it seen by physician it can be diagnosed easily like Androgenic alpoecia what is also called pattern baldness, that type of hair loss can occur to both sex and genetic has rule in it, as having history that one of your relatives has that baldness, you are at risk for facing the same problem, that type for hair loss can occur rapidly and during developmental stages , and in that time your hair become short, thin and superficially to be easily fall.

There are another type for hair loss which is called medically Cicatricial alpoecia which is mean scarring baldness, which occur secondary to inflammatory skin conditions without any treatment. Alpoecia areata or what can be simply know by baldness in specific parts of the scalp , that type of hair loss is one of autoimmune disorders and it can have some genetic basis, that type of hair loss is simple and the hair can regrow again in most of cases .

One of the most important and mostly occur specially to the females is Telogen Effluvium, that type of hair loss occur after emotional or psychological conditions such as death or severe sadness also it can occur secondary to high fever , crash diet , surgery or even metabolic disorders. Telogen effluvium can be simply cured with treating the underlying cause. The final specific hair loss type is traction alpoecia and it can be clear from its name it’s due to allowing traction on the hair , that type is commonly seen in female with multiple hair styling and thanks god , hair can regrow again if the underlying traction resolved.

There are general causes of hair loss and each female can face during her life , such as poor nutrition and that occur especially in female who under go crash diet and it specifically occur when there is lack of protein intake , another cause is medications which is used in cases of arthritis, high blood pressure, also female birth control pills can cause hair loss. Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy can also cause hair loss and that type of medical treatment affect the growing hair , but it also can be treated after finishing the course of treatment. Dying and excessive hair ironing can cause hair loss as it cause weakening of the hair shaft and finally that hair fall . Trichotillomania , or what is called hair pulling disorder and that occur to some people when they face any type of stress , they start to pull their hair and that hair is characteristic by being patchy in the scalp and also that type can be treated easily.

Hormonal changes can cause temporary hair loss , and that can be obvious in female who take contraceptive pills , during pregnancy and lactation , during menopause , that loss is mainly due to overproduction of testosterone which cause characteristic crown hair loss. That type can be corrected after correction of the imbalance.

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