I Want to Know More about Hair Loss (Baldness)

Hair follicles are formed at the fetal stage. Hair growth is more or less regulated by the hormonal activity within our body. At puberty, other body hair growth occurs because of the presence of male hormones. The same male hormones are ultimately responsible for the start of genetic male pattern baldness, also known as androgenic alopecia.

People affected by genetic hair loss have a higher number of male hormone receptors in the bald area. More receptors in the balding area mean that their hormone levels are higher. Presence of a certain male hormone, Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), causes damage to follicles in people resulting in gradual hair loss at the temples and the crown.

Genetic hair loss causes about 95% of all hair loss. Another main cause is an autoimmune disorder known as alopecia areata (patchy hair loss), Alopecia Totalis (loss of all hair on the head), and Alopecia Universalis (loss of all hair on the body). Other causes include hair loss due to side effects of medication, stress and/or dietary deficiency.

Each hair grows in a series of phases throughout our lives. The resting or the telogen phase normally lasts for around 2-4 months. Hair grows for a few years, then rests for a couple months, sheds, and then re-grows. Telogen effluvium, a condition that occurs in the resting phase, affects hair roots that are pushed prematurely into a state of rest as a result of stress. This condition can be either acute or chronic.

In people suffering from telogen effluvium, either some sort of bodily change or shock pushes more hairs into the telogen phase where about 30% of the hair stop growing and immediately go into the resting phase before they eventually fall out; in this condition, hair loss increases to about 300 hairs a day instead of 100.

What are the complications of hair loss?

No one, given the choice, wants to lose his/her hair. The emotional aspects of living with hair loss can be quite challenging. Attitudes towards baldness have always been overwhelmingly negative. Living with hair loss can be difficult in a culture that views hair as a sign of youth and good health. Apart from being an unpleasant experience, men also suffer from low self esteem, low self confidence. Moreover, hair loss can directly impact your looks as well as how you are perceived socially by others.

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