It is very natural for a person to loss 50 to 100 hairs each
day under the bodys hair renewal process. But most of the people at least once
in their lifetime suffer with heavy hair loss. There may be various reason
behind this; like medication, chemotherapy, exposure to radiations and certain
chemicals, nutritional and hormonal factors, thyroid disease, skin disease or
stress, etc.
In most of the cases hair loss is temporary but in certain
cases it may be permanent depending on the severity of disease. Some of the
most common causes of hair loss are explained here.
HORMONAL
Hormones are stimulant to hair growth and causes hair loss
problems. Hormones affect heavily our hair growth. These affect both male as
well as female hair health.
Hair thinning is one of the hormonal problems and affects
both men and women. Hair thinning in male is specific and follows a pattern
from the front through to the crown. Hair thinning in female does not follow
any specific pattern.
Hair thinning is caused by androgen DHT or Dihydrotesterone.
Everyone has DHT but only some suffers with hair problem, are you wandering,
why? This owes to the hair follicles, which have a greater number of androgen
receptors for the DHT to attach with. Till date the most effective treatment
for the problems of hair thinning is; anti androgens. Anti androgens are
preventive drugs that prevent the creation of DHT. In future we may get genes
therapy for hair thinning problems.
Childbirth
Many of the females experience hair loss after labor. In
such a situation many of the hair enters the telogen or resting phase. Some of
the females experiences hair loss within two to three months after giving
childbirth.
Hair problem due to pregnancy is temporary and in many of
the cases eradicate within time, say 1 to 6 months. This occurs because of
diverse hormonal changes that take place within the body during pregnancy.
Birth control pills
The females who are genetically programmed with Androgenic
Alopecia, if takes birth control pills at much younger age encounters hair loss.
Androgenic Alopecia is caused due to various hormonal changes.
The females who have history of hair loss in their family
must consult doctor before taking any birth control pills. This type of hair
loss is temporary and may stop in 1 to 6 months. But in some of the cases, it
has been noticed that a female cannot regrow some of her hair that was lost due
to Androgenic Alopecia.
Deficient diet
A good balanced diet rich in varied variety of nutrients is
equally important to your hair health. The person who eats less of proteins or
has irregular eating habits suffers with hair loss. Generally to save protein
our body pushes growing hair into resting phase. If your hair can be pulled out
by the root very easily, then this may be due to lack of a well balanced diet.
This condition can be prevailed by eating a diet rich in proteins and other
necessary nutrients.
Low serum iron
If some person either may not have access to iron rich food
or his / her body may not absorb enough of iron then this may cause hair
problems. Women during menstrual period are more prone to be iron deficient.
Low iron in the body can be detected by laboratory test and can be corrected by
taking a diet rich in iron and iron pills.
Disease Or Illness
Hair loss due to some disease or illness is very common, but
this type of hair loss is temporary and lost hair may grow again. Diseases like
sever infection or flu and high fever, thyroid disease etc may lead to hair
loss.
Certain medications, cancer treatments, and chronic
illnesses also cause hair loss. A person who receives surgery also faces hair
loss problems.
However, hair loss problems of any sort are generally
temporary and can be solved by taking good nutritious diet and professional
help.
By :- Tania Jain
