Thursday, 2 February 2012

Hair Loss - Causes And Remedies

By Dana Cain


Many people around the globe suffer from one type of hair loss or another. People can suffer from hair loss due to a number of reasons. We shall enumerate just a few of the leading causes of hair loss and their remedies if applicable.

Your hormones can preclude a full head of hair. If your thyroid gland is under active or overactive, you will suffer the problem of hair loss. This hair loss generally can be cured by treatment of the thyroid disorder. Hair loss may occur if androgens (male hormones) or estrogens (female hormones) are out of balance. See your trusted medical professional to treat this particular hair loss variety.

In some occasions, women who have just given birth may encounter a certain degree of hair loss for the first three months post delivery. Hormonal imbalances would be the main reason for this hair loss problem. Pregnancy heightens the level of certain hormones in the female body, so this increased hormonal level would keep hair from falling off. However, after delivery of the child, hormonal levels would go back to normal, thus causing a temporary loss of hair due to the changes. Some medicines (mainly sulphur drugs) can cause hair loss. This hair loss is often temporary, as it stops once you are off the medication. Here are just a few of other types of medication that cause hair loss - anticoagulants, or blood thinners, chemotherapy medication, gout medication, vitamin A (only in extreme dosage of such), antidepressants and birth control medication.

People who are just coming off surgical operations or protracted illnesses also are at a threat to suffer hair loss in some way. But such illnesses or operations do cause physical and/or emotional stress, which is the main cause of this temporary hair loss.

In some cases, fungal infections may be responsible for hair loss. Generally, children may have hair loss problems caused by a fungal infection of the scalp. This type of fungal infection can be easily treated with antifungal medicines.

Conclusively, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Hair loss in this case might be the harbinger of a more serious medical condition, so the moment you notice that you are losing some hair, see a medical specialist immediately for a diagnosis.




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