Tag Archive | "Loss Of Hair"
If testosterone decreases with age, why do we get balder with age?
LKaM asked: I thought that, in general, testosterone levels are correlated with loss of hair in cases of androgenitic alopecia. That is, the more testosterone, them more opportunity for DHT to be produced, and cause its havoc on the scalp. Testosterone peaks in the mid 20s, so you’d think baldness would, as well in the [...]
Continue reading...Hair Loss Treatment For Women - Critical Elements You Need To Know
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Corbin Newlyn asked: Hair loss is a condition that effects both men as well as women. Despite the fact that hair loss might not be as prevalent as hair loss in men, the fact of the matter is that thinning hair is a traumatic occurrence for most women. If you happen to be one of those [...]
Continue reading...Alopecia or Why People Go Bald
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Devin Greenfield asked: The causes of hair loss are diverse and many of them are investigated insufficiently. It is assumed that premature hair loss is programmed genetically, and that its degree is determined by expressiveness of corresponding genes. Thus hair follicles decrease in size under the influence of male hormones when the period of puberty [...]
Continue reading...Alopecia Areata – an Autoimmune Condition
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Alien asked: About Alopecia Areata Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition where the immune system mistakenly fights the hair follicles from which hairs grow. The consequences of this disease include hair loss on the head and in some cases, in other places on the body such as the pubic region, eyebrows, eyelashes etc. Generally, the hair falls in [...]
Continue reading...Alopecia Areata Treatment
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
John Tulley asked: There are two main forms of this condition which vary by the extent of hair loss and require different types of alopecia areata treatment. The mild form is where less than 50% of the hair is lost from thinning patches on the scalp and the more severe condition where more than 50% [...]
Continue reading...How to Treat Alopecia Hair Loss
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Alien asked: Alopecia is the pathological loss of hair connected with hormonal disorders, physical or emotional overloads, hereditary predisposition, etc.Causes of Alopecia AreataThere are several different hypotheses as to what causes alopecia areata. Genetic factors seem to play an important role since there is a higher frequency of a family history of alopecia areata in [...]
Continue reading...Alopecia, the Common Form of Hair Loss Or Baldness
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Bishal Boro asked: Alopecia is generally known as the baldness world wide, it is the set of disorder which involves the situation of losing ones hair, where it usually grows.Alopecia crop up particularly on the area of the head and hair of this part is almost defected by the disease.The majority form of alopecia is [...]
Continue reading...What are the Different Kinds of Alopecia?
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Trevor Mulholland asked: Alopecia is a kind of disease where the autoimmune system of the body attacks the new cells forming in the hair follicles by mistake. Its main characteristic is hair loss that is sudden and random, as well as recurrent in some cases. Alopecia affects both men and women, regardless of age. There [...]
Continue reading...Male And Female Hair Loss Or Alopecia
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Nasrullah Mardani asked: Alopecia or loss of hair in males differs from the alopecia of females. It is known as male pattern baldness. It is very common type of baldness and most of men suffer from it. Degree of severity varies from trivial to extreme. Male pattern baldness is on account of disorder of male [...]
Continue reading...Hair Loss: a Cause for Concern
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Corwin Brown asked: The thinning of hair on the scalp is known as hair loss. In medical terminology it is referred to as alopecia which can be temporary or permanent. The most common form of hair loss occurs gradually and is known as androgenetic alopecia, a combination of hormones and heredity.Other types of hair loss [...]
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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