Report 3

WOMEN AND HAIR LOSS

Thinning hair and excessive hair loss can no longer be treated as an exclusive male problem. As women's life styles begin to resemble men's with work type stress and anxieties surfacing, hair problems are becoming more prevalent in women. In addition to the physical and chemical trauma that women's hair is subjected to, biological changes can have a detrimental effect on hair and scalp. Menopause is often accompanied by hair loss. This may be alleviated by hormone treatments. However, it is generally inevitable that some hair thinning will occur in women between the ages of 45-55.
MALE PATTERN BALDNESS
The most common form of partial hair loss to the crown is male pattern baldness MPB). It is a particular type of hair loss that occurs mostly in males and is influenced by a combination of age, genetic and hormonal factors.

Causes:
If a man has genetic predisposition to MPB, actual hair loss depends on his age and male sex hormone (Androgens). In MPB the hormone that influences hair loss is Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Some hair follicles have genetically programmed receptor sites for DHT which bind with the hormone and atrophy. Thus the major cause of MPB is an increase in the concentration of Dihydrotestosterone which act to shut down the hair follicles.

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