There is nothing so worrying to men or women as noticing lumps of hair on the brush or in the bottom of the bath. Baldness may be the one circumstance most dreaded by men, but the psychological damage to women can be worse.
Strangely it was once thought to be linked to mid-life crises, but this thought process has changed as greater numbers of men in their twenties have suffered baldness. The causes and reasons behind hair loss are many, and the effects can damage self-esteem and self-confidence. It is best to know as much as you can about hair loss, so that you are prepared to handle it if and when it occurs.
The pattern of hair growth goes around in a circle over a period of two to six year, with some growth, some resting and some hairs falling out. It is perfectly natural to allow for the germination of new hair, but if this happens too much then it becomes unnatural.
Possibly the imbalance of hormones caused by thyroid problems is the most common reason for hair loss. Men with overactive thyroid glands experience an imbalance in androgens in their bodies, which generally results in a loss of hair. People with underactive thyroids can experience the same devastating effect.
Medicines can also be the main culprits for thinning hair. You can notice thinning hair if you are regular user of blood thinning anticoagulants, gout medicine, chemotherapy or vitamin A in excess of recommended doses. There are some hair loss products on the market that can help ot aleviate the problem, and noticably reduce the amount of thinning.
Alopecia Universalis often arrives without any warning or obvious signs of trouble. Its symptoms show themselves in small patches of missing hair. When i had a beard a number of years ago, I saw a small patch of hair loss which grew larger over the space of a few months. First of all I laughed, then I became irritated and finally I had to shave the beard off for embarrassment. Many suffering like in the example usually suffer temporarily as a full recovery of the damaged area is normal. The sign that permanent damage has happened could be the fact that recovery is not noticable after a few months.
