Hair Loss
Everyone
loses between 40 and 120 strands a day, depending on how much hair
you have, your age and your hair's growth cycle. People with fine
hair tend to have more of it and therefore will lose more of it
than their thicker-haired sisters and brothers. Your hair also
thins as you get older, particularly after menopause for women.
But unlike aging men, the thinning tends to stop after awhile.
Here are common causes
of thinning and hair loss:
1. Seasonality. You'll lose the most hair in the fall --
typically November and December when hair reaches maturity in its
growth cycle.
2. Diet. Hair loss can occur
through poor dieting. According to dermatologist George Cotsarelis,
M.D., director of the University of Pennsylvania Hair and Scalp
Clinic, iron deficiency may be the cause. He states in the April 2006
issue of "Ladies Home Journal," it might be worth checking your levels
with your doctor and take a supplement if they're low.
3. Aging. Marc Avram, MD, a Manhattan
hair transplantation specialist, told Elle Magazine, "As we get older,
follicles shrink, producing skinnier, shorter strands; then the
follicles start to die off. That rate and the extent of that process
is a matter of genetics."
3. Pregnancy. Some women experience hair
loss with pregnancy or as part of post-pregnancy hormonal changes.
Other women experience hair loss when going on or off (usually off)
the birth control pill.
4. Illness or intense stress.
Sometimes hair loss occurs as a result of illness. Stress, excessive
weight loss, iron deficiency and thyroid problems can also cause hair
loss.
If you're really worried, ask your doctor, however, experts say you
really only need to worry if your part is getting wider or you can see
your scalp through your hair. For severe cases, you might consult a "trichologist,"
a physician who specializes in hair loss.
Extra tip: If you're a woman you won't
experience male-pattern baldness. Women's hair tends to thin all over.
The only FDA-approved hair loss treatment is minoxidil. Minoxidil
works in 60-70 percent of cases by improving the follicle's ability to
produce hair.
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