The main causes of hair loss in women.

Written by Richard Mitchell


When you think of hair loss it's natural to assume that it's a condition that predominantly affects men. Some experts however suggest that as many as one in four women will experience hair loss at some time in their lives. So why don't we see and hear more about it? Perhapsrepparttar answer has something to do with one or more ofrepparttar 114927 following:

- Women are better at disguising hair loss.

- Women's hair loss is generally less extensive in terms of severity.

- Women's hair loss tends to be spread evenly overrepparttar 114928 head rather than concentrated in one or two spots.

So why do women lose hair - arerepparttar 114929 causes very different to those that result in male baldness? There are probably three common reasons for hair loss in women:

1. Female pattern baldness - believe it or not, most women affected by hair loss lose it forrepparttar 114930 same reasons as men. They suffer from androgenetic alopecia which is a reaction to male hormones inrepparttar 114931 body, specificallyrepparttar 114932 conversion of testosterone intorepparttar 114933 hair-unfriendly DHT. Inrepparttar 114934 case of women, pattern baldness may start later andrepparttar 114935 effects may be less extreme due torepparttar 114936 influence of female hormones, butrepparttar 114937 condition is nonethelessrepparttar 114938 same as that found in male pattern baldness.

2. Telogen effluvium - this is regarded asrepparttar 114939 second most common cause of women's hair loss and this is unsurprising givenrepparttar 114940 nature ofrepparttar 114941 condition. Telogen effluvium is characterized by a general thinning ofrepparttar 114942 hair and is usually brought about as a result of some traumatic event causing sufficient stress to interfere withrepparttar 114943 normal hair growth cycle. Given that pregnancy is a prime example ofrepparttar 114944 type of event that can shockrepparttar 114945 hair growth cycle then perhapsrepparttar 114946 high incidence of telogen effluvium amongst women is only to be expected.

Herbal hair loss remedies that offer hope.

Written by Richard Mitchell


Herbs hold an obvious appeal for many people because they supportrepparttar body's natural healing mechanisms to targetrepparttar 114926 cause ofrepparttar 114927 problem, as opposed to merely tacklingrepparttar 114928 symptoms. It would be wrong to present herbal hair loss remedies as a miracle solution for all sufferers - there is however growing evidence to supportrepparttar 114929 view that some herbal remedies offer real hope to many people.

Let's examinerepparttar 114930 case for some ofrepparttar 114931 more popular remedies to determine if they're worth trying.

Ginkyo biloba - this popular herb is thought to improve blood circulation torepparttar 114932 brain and skin. Herbalists believe thatrepparttar 114933 increased flow of blood torepparttar 114934 brain area delivers more nutrients torepparttar 114935 hair follicle thus promoting hair regrowth. The recommended dose is 120-160mg of dry extract each day spread over three doses.

Green tea (Camellia sinesis) - it is thought that catechins found in green tea may inhibitrepparttar 114936 enzyme 5-alpha-reductase that converts testosterone into hair-unfriendly DHT. It is therefore believed to be effective in preventing and treating male pattern type baldness. You should drink several cups of green tea each day or take it in capsule form as instructed byrepparttar 114937 manufacturer.

He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) - also known as Fo-Ti, this Chinese herb has traditionally been used to reduce hair loss. It is found in many commercial preparations, or in tea and capsule form.

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