Cause of Hair Loss

The reason for hair loss is a subject that no two doctors, scientist or clinics seem to be able to agree about, everyone seems to have their own opinion on the subject.

No two so called specialist hair clinics appear to agree on what actually causes hair loss. Indeed the medical profession themselves also have varying views on what the actual cause of hair loss really is, and how it should be treated.
 

The general reasons for hair loss given by the medical profession, is as follows, probably in descending order.

Heredity factors

Ageing

Hormonal Imbalance

Illness and infectious diseases

Nervous disorders

Toxic substances

Injury and impairment

Severe radiation

Each of these problems can be a contributory factor towards hair loss, if there is a combination of two or more then the chances of hair loss are increased considerably.

Natural hair loss in a man, or male pattern baldness, as it is normally called is basically due to male hormones, (collectively known as Androgens). The most relevant of these hormones with regards to hair loss is called testosterone.

In the case of a man who has inherited the necessary genes for hair loss, a little of this testosterone is formed by some of the hair roots into a derivative called Dihydrotestosterone. It is Dihydrotestosterone that is actually responsible for hair loss.

When anyone washes their hair there are always a few hairs left in the basin afterwards. This does not necessarily mean that the person is thinning. All that is happening is that some of the hair roots are shedding their old hairs and, in time, these will be replaced.

The new hairs are as strong as the previous hairs were. The small white bobble on the end of the hair is not the hair root, it is in fact, formed from degenerated cells from within the hair root and is called the club.

If it were possible for a hair to be pulled from the scalp bringing a hair root with it then the scalp would actually bleed.

Causes of Hair loss