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Androgenetic Alopecia is the most common type of hair loss

Did you know that the average scalp has 100,000 hairs, give or take a few? Humans shed hair on a daily basis, with strands falling out when they reach the end of their growth cycle. Depending on how much hair you have, your age, and your hair’s growth cycle, you lose between 100 and 125 strands each day. People with fine hair tend to have more of it and therefore will lose more than those with thicker hair.

Both men and women experience some hair loss as they age. It is a normal part of the aging process and is called Androgenetic Alopecia, accounting for 95 percent of all hair loss. In men it is often referred to as Male Pattern Baldness and is characterized by a receding hair line and baldness on the top of the head. On the other hand, women’s hair loss is spread out evenly over the entire scalp and tends to stop after awhile.

Androgenic Alopecia often runs in families and affects some people more than others. While Androgenetic Alopecia is the number one reason why people experience hair loss, there are other common causes:

Seasonality. Most hair is lost in the fall, typically in November and December when hair reaches maturity in its growth cycle.
Mechanical stressors. Wearing pigtails, cornrows, or tight rollers that end up pulling on the hair can scar the scalp and cause permanent hair loss.
Hair products. Hot oil treatments and chemicals used for permanents can cause inflammation to the hair follicles resulting in scarring and hair loss.
Pregnancy. Pregnancy or post-pregnancy hormonal changes can cause hair loss.
Diet. Poor diet can cause hair loss. Dermatologist George Cotsarelis, M.D., director of the University of Pennsylvania Hair and Scalp Clinic says that iron deficiency may be the cause.
Medication. Certain medications such as blood thinners, gout medication, and too much vitamin A can cause sudden or abnormal hair loss. Women also experience hair loss when going on or off birth control pills.
Illness. Medical conditions such as hypothyroidism, ringworm, and fungal infections can cause hair loss, as can chemotherapy and radiation.
Stress. Excessive physical or emotional stress, such as that associated with injury, illness or surgery, can cause one of two types of hair loss:

Telogen effluvium is the more common type and the least severe. With this type of hair loss, the hair stops growing and lies dormant, only to fall out two or three months later. It then grows back within six to nine months.
Alopecia areata is the other type of stress-induced hair loss. It involves a white blood cell attack on the hair follicles. Hair also falls out within weeks (usually in patches), but can involve the entire scalp and even body hair. Hair might grow back on its own, but treatment may also be required.

If you are a victim of hair loss, there are some things you can do to help the situation:

If you wear pigtails, cornrows, use a hair dryer, hot rollers or a curling iron, try changing your hair style to one that puts less pressure and stress on your hair and scalp.
If hot oil treatments or chemicals such as those used in permanents are causing inflammation to the scalp, discontinue their use, or at least reduce the number of times you use them. Also try using gentle shampoos and conditioners to avoid any unnecessary damage to your hair.
If you are taking prescription medications, talk with your health care provider and find out if your medication is contributing to your hair loss. Also avoid large doses of vitamin A.
To reduce your anxiety and stress levels, try exercising, yoga, meditation or other effective coping techniques.
Massage your scalp with rosemary oil in an olive oil base. Both rosemary oil and massaging the scalp can promote hair growth by stimulating the circulation in the scalp.
For men, herbs such as saw palmetto and licorice root help block the formation of DHT, as does zinc supplementation. Studies have also shown an added benefit of these supplements; they can help prevent prostate enlargement.

While experts say you only need to worry if your part is getting wider or you can see your scalp through your hair, if you are worried, it is important to talk to your doctor. Hair loss may be the early warning sign of a more serious disorder.

Source: www.healthnews.com

Androgenetic Alopecia is the most common type of hair loss

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