Hair Loss
Alopecia Areata
Hair Loss and Thyroid
Hair Loss Causes and Risk
Factors
Hair Loss in Men
Hair Loss in Children
Hair Loss in Women
Propecia
Telogen Effluvium Hair Loss
Teenage Hair Loss
Hair Loss Diagnosis & Symptoms
 

Hair Loss Causes and Risk Factors

There is no main single cause of the hair loss. However, the following are the reasons of developing baldness:

Pregnancy

After giving a newborn baby, pregnant women are shed their hair. The large amounts of hair are come out in the combs and brushes.

Thyroid health disease

Hair loss may cause by both under active and overactive thyroid. The baldness with thyroid disease can be reversed with prescribed treatment.

Medications

In a small percentage of people, shed their hair due to some prescription medicines. For example, some medications are used to treat arthritis, psoriasis, gout or acne, and some drugs for heart diseases.

Birth control pills

Sometimes, women shed their hair while using birth control pills.

Infections

In children, hair loss is caused by tinea capitus or ringworm. Patches of hair may be replaced with scaly skin in pink color.

Major surgery, high fever and significant life stressor

In rare cases, high fever, significant life stressor or major surgery in the family, she or he can be shocked to see a lot of hair loss.

Inadequate protein in diet

People, who do not take protein in their diet, are suffered from hair loss.

Low serum iron

Sometimes, deficiency of iron may associate hair loss in people. Low serum iron can be corrected with iron pills and determined by laboratory tests.

Androgenic alopecia

Androgenic alopecia (the common form of hair loss) mostly found in men, women and children. It is not spread from one person to another person. It is not the results of nervousness and not caused by foods. Actually, it is associated due to the hair growing tissue’s sensitivity to hormones.

Alopecia areata

In this type of hair loss, round patches of hair loss appear on the scalp. In some cases, it is associated when the immune cells attack the hair-growing tissue.

If someone experiences the following symptoms at the time of hair loss, call the doctor immediately:

  • Problems in breathing
  • Unexplained body weight loss
  • Fever
  • Constipation
  • Skin diseases
  • Diarrhea
  • Vomiting
  • Severe pain
  • Poor appetite

 

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