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| Causes and reasons for hair loss The most common cause of thinning hair in women is genetic. Contrary to what most people think, Androgenetic Alopecia, better known as inherited female pattern baldness, can come from either the mother's or the father's side of the family. This diffused hair loss all over the head occurs when the 50-150 hairs that are lost each day are not regrown. It can start as early as your teens. More often, it starts in your twenties or thirties. There are other types of hair loss (alopecia) ranging from patchy hair loss to total hair loss of the scalp to hair loss over the entire body. In addition to alopecia conditions, hair loss can be caused by poor nutrition or excessive dieting, vitamin deficiency, illness/disease, stress, childbirth or hormonal changes, chemotherapy or radiation treatments, or unknown causes. Very little research has been done on female hair loss. But we do know that wearing hats, rubberbands or barrettes does not make it worse. Neither will washing your hair too much or too little. And standing on your head to increase circulation and stimulate hair growth won't help. Profssionals are unable to predict whether a woman's thinning hair or bald spot will get worse. What happens depends a lot on chemistry and fate. If you're having any abnormal hair loss - call AMS Designs. It's important to know what's causing the loss, and what options you have for corrective measures. More than 20 million women will experience hair loss in their life. But it doesn't have to change their lifestyles. back to top The types of hair loss 1. Androgenetic Alopecia (Male / Female Pattern Hair Loss) 2. Alopecia Areata, Totalis or Universalis 3. Improper Diet 4. Medications 5. Chemotherapy Induced Hair Loss 6. Radiation Induced Hair Loss What is androgentic alopecia and what causes it? Coping with hair loss has taken such various steps from miracle magical ointments and potions to altering the way one wears their hair, hair additions and hair alternatives to surgical hair transplants. Baldness has been a part of the aging process as far back as history will take us. But, somehow we disregard history and can't imagine or accept the fact that there is no absolute cure at this time. Understanding the causes of alopecia may help us cope and may indicate exactly why to date there is no absolute cure. Androgentic alopecia is the term for either male or female hair loss and can be broken down into two parts. 1. Androgen - various hormones that affect the developmental characteristics of appearance 2. Genetic - inherited genes from either the mother or the father. Add age which represents a time clock that signals the hair follicle to produce an enzyme named 5 alpha reductase. When the testosterone present in the follicle combines with the enzyme 5 alpha reductase it produces dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The hair follicle is extremely sensitive to DHT and thereby starts the negative process for male or female hair loss. This chemical reaction can start as early as in your teenage years but, more often starts in your twenties or thirties. Hair loss generally starts either as a receding hairline at the temples or a thinning in the crown area and progresses according to a set genetic pattern known as "male pattern baldness". Alopecia is the term used for hair loss. Alopecia can be distinguished by a general all over thinning, a patchy void of hair area, total hair loss of the scalp or hair loss over the entire body. Some of the known causes of alopecia are physical or emotional stress, disease or illness, certain prescription drugs, poor nutrition or vitamin deficiency and as of recent research data alopecia has been linked to the immune system. Alopecia can also be the direct results of radiation therapy and/or the administration of certain chemotherapy type drugs. back to top What is genetic hair loss? In Genetic Hair Loss either the mother or father may transfer the dominant gene which precipitates the loss of hair. At a genetically predetermined age the process begins, the body produces the enzyme called 5 Alpha Reductase. This enzyme is then metabolized into Dyhydrotestosterone (dht), dht gradually slows down the growth cycle of the hair and in many cases this process becomes so pronounced the loss is dramatic. Topical treatments There are any number of topical treatments on the market today Minoxidal with 2% and 5% Rogaine is the only topical treatment that has been granted FDA approval. Another topical treatment which has undergone FDA testing as well as clinical testing at one of the largest universities in California is dht SENSOR. This product has shown to have significant effect on eliminating the enzyme 5 Alpha Reductase, the leading cause of genetic hair loss.
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