Baldness doesn’t only affect men, but women also. In women the baldness is more often in the form of thinning hair across the head. The primary cause of this condition is genetics. It is an inherited condition called “androgenetic alopecia” which is the female version of male pattern baldness.
It may be related to the hormone levels in the body. There's also believed to be a large genetic predisposition, which may be inherited from the father or mother. Androgenetic alopecia affects about 50 per cent of men and perhaps as many women over the age of 40.
It may be related to the hormone levels in the body. There's also believed to be a large genetic predisposition, which may be inherited from the father or mother. Androgenetic alopecia affects about 50 per cent of men and perhaps as many women over the age of 40.
Research shows that up to 13 per cent of women have some degree of this sort of hair loss before the menopause, and afterwards it becomes far more common - one piece of research suggests that over the age of 65 as many as 75 per cent of women are affected.
The cause of hair loss in androgentic alopecia is a chemical called dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, which is comprised of androgens (male hormones that all men and women produce) by the action of an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase. People with a lot of this enzyme make more DHT, which in excess can cause the hair follicles to make thinner and thinner hair, until eventually they stop growing completely.
In some cases, the cause is down to genetics, but in others it can have other underlying causes. Baldness in women can be caused by the menopause, stress, shock, or other illnesses. It’s important to see your physician if this happens to ensure there isn’t something causing it. There is a drug called Rogaine that has had some success with hair thinning, but isn’t guaranteed. The main problem is that medicine knows what causes the baldness or thinning, but not how to cure it.
Read more: http://www.thirdage.com/news/baldness-women-can-anything-be-done_9-28-2010#ixzz10pQEGe7C
The cause of hair loss in androgentic alopecia is a chemical called dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, which is comprised of androgens (male hormones that all men and women produce) by the action of an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase. People with a lot of this enzyme make more DHT, which in excess can cause the hair follicles to make thinner and thinner hair, until eventually they stop growing completely.
In some cases, the cause is down to genetics, but in others it can have other underlying causes. Baldness in women can be caused by the menopause, stress, shock, or other illnesses. It’s important to see your physician if this happens to ensure there isn’t something causing it. There is a drug called Rogaine that has had some success with hair thinning, but isn’t guaranteed. The main problem is that medicine knows what causes the baldness or thinning, but not how to cure it.
Read more: http://www.thirdage.com/news/baldness-women-can-anything-be-done_9-28-2010#ixzz10pQEGe7C
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