Hair Loss and Baldness Information
Education on the Causes of Male Pattern Baldness and
Female Hair Loss
What are the Reasons for Hair Loss?
Did You Know?
Hair loss is a natural daily occurrence. On the average, 50 to 150 hairs are lost each day, but most hair regrows because the hair follicle remains. When shedding significantly exceeds hair growth, baldness occurs.
Normally, hair loss is caused by heredity, hormones and age. Genetic makeup determines if hair follicles are sensitive to the DHT hormone (dihydrotestosterone), causing them to shrink.
This "shrinkage" results in overall thinning hair with time. In addition, the aging process can weaken the hair follicle and consequently the hair shaft. This causes thinning hair and balding - permanent hair loss.
What Stage of Hair Loss are You?
The medical term for inherited baldness is "androgenetic alopecia." In men, it is called "male pattern baldness" and usually progresses to the familiar horseshoe-shaped fringe of hair. Female hair loss usually takes the form of thinning hair over the entire top, or crown, of the head.
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Everyone's hair loss is unique and different, but doctors have classified baldness categories and have accepted a scale that graphically represents different patterns of baldness. It's called the NORWOOD CLASSIFICATION.