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Hair loss "myths" of special concern to women:

"Longer hair puts a strain on roots." Not true.

"Shampooing accelerates hair loss." Not true, = it just removes those hairs that were ready to fall out anyway.

"Coloring, perming, and conditioning the hair usually causes hair loss." Not true. Styles that pull tight may cause some loss,
but hair coloring and "chemicals" don't.

ANDROGENIC ALOPECIA or FEMALE PATTERN BALDNESS
Women automatically are born to have a low amount of testosterone, and when that comes in contact with the enzymes in
the hair cell, it changes it's make up to an androgen DHT, (dihydrotestosterone) which attaches to receptors low into the
hair follicle. This same process repeated overtime causes excessive build-up of DHT in the hair follicle, causing it to shrink,
which conflicts with the natural process of growth in the hair itself. Depending on each specific case of androgenic
alopecia, some or many of the follicles eventually die and some become unable to produce or maintain normal hair growth.
Alopecia can be stress-induced or genetic.

Other Hair Loss Factors:

TEMPORARY HAIR LOSS
Even when it's not obtained naturally or genetically, hair loss can occur in any women at any age, majorly depending on
what is occurring at that time of the individual's life. Changes in the hair growth can begin following:
-Major changes in diet
-Disorders
-Malnutrition
-A severe infection
-Low or too high of vitamin intake
-Medications (used to treat:
gout, arthritis, depression, heart problems, high blood pressure, or blood thinner.)
After an event such as above, almost ninety percent of growing hair can quickly go all at once into the "shedding" phase
anywhere from six weeks to several months after the event occurs.

Other Factors that can contribute to women's hair loss:

Low iron content: Hair requires high levels of regular nutrients for proper development and growth. When women go through
the changing process of their menstruation cycles, iron levels are frequently less then desired, and the fundamental mineral
is often a contributing cause for hair loss.
Hyperthyroid Disorders: When the body is in crisis, the cells of the hair are able to shut themselves down to put their
energy to use somewhere else in the body.

Drinking Alcohol: Excessive drinking affects your diet and vitamin count which has the ability to cause hair loss. There are
stress reactions that can promote hair loss after heavy alcohol consumption; the more alcohol intake, the increased
amount of stress put on your body. This heavily affects the liver, which is a critical organ within the hormones in your
body.

Smoking: Cigarette smoke has a large impact on the hair follicle. Smoke can have up to 4,000 damaging chemicals that can
cause hair loss, breakage, dullness, and not to mention a not so great smell. Smoke cancels the flow of an important
amount of oxygen and nutrients through your bloodstream, and when hair is denied its proper amount of important
nutrition, it promotes unhealthy tresses and breakage. If you're looking for shimmering shine and healthy hair, talk to your
physician about quitting smoking immediately for the sake of your hair, and importantly overall health.

Stress: Yes, Stress. They say it isn't stress that kills but it is how you deal with stress that kills. Well, stress can also
contribute to hair loss. Our bodies react differently and at times, surprisingly. The dictionary defines stress as a "demand
upon physical or mental energy". Stress puts demands on people to perform well above their capacity. Stress happens to
all of us, typically each day. Stress can also be related to change.

Hair loss influenced by stress usually occurs after severe stress, such as surgery or illness. This is referred to telogen
effluvium. It takes about 6 months to a year to reverse the signs.

Pregnancy: Hair loss that is connected to pregnancy usually occurs after delivery. During pregnancy, an increased number
of hairs go into the resting phase, which is part of the normal hair loss cycle. This condition is not serious enough to cause
bald spots or permanent hair loss, and should begin to diminish within 3-4 months after delivery. If you feel that you are
experiencing unusual hair loss while you are pregnant, this may be due to a vitamin or mineral deficiency.

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