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baldness

 

Why does hair fall out?

Generally speaking, baldness is caused by heredity, hormones, aging, and some instances by disease.

Sometimes, hair loss may be temporary (it will grow back again) and may occur for a variety of reasons:

• Stress
• Medical treatment (anti-cancer drugs)
• Oral contraceptives
• Pregnancy and post-delivery
• Menopause
• Diabetes
• Thyroid problems
• Malnutrition
• Dermatological diseases or infection

What is Baldness or Androgenetic Alopecia?

Androgenetic Alopecia is the medical term for inherited baldness, and it consists on hair thinning and disappearance. This condition is determined by male hormones and heredity.

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is the hormone that normally controls hair growth and development. When a man or woman has high levels of this hormone (inherited from father or mother), the capillary follicules (hair producing organs) from the upper part of the head will be affected, producing thin, miniaturized hair that sooner or later will disappear. When this occurs, there’s no remedy left.

Who suffers Androgenetic Baldness?

Women and men may lose hair quantity and thickness; although, their patterns are very different.

FEMALE BALDNESS PATTER

	Generalized thinned hair in the frontal and crown areas, with discontinuous alopecia.
	Generalized thinned hair without discontinuous alopecia
	Frontal and temporal recesion usually found in a masculine pattern.
	Alopecia with scars.
	Hormonal or medical causes. (Not treated with surgery)

MALE BALDNESS PATTERN

In men, hair loss patterns vary and have been classified in scales and degrees, as represented on the Norwood-Hamilton Scale.

Determine your stage on the table below.

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