The patient feels great when his or her hair remains healthy and voluminous. But, if it is not, he or she may feel a little depressed. Hair loss is quite common among women. It is not only women in their 40s and 50s who face hair loss, but it can also strike a younger group.
Here are some of the most common causes of hair loss in women:
- Emotional or physical stress: when you go through a stressful phase, you may experience hair loss. As a result your body uses its resources to get through that bad time. In addition, overexerting yourself physically can also influence hair loss.
- Pollution: sudden hair loss is imminent if air pollutants, including particulate matter, dust, smoke, nickel, lead and arsenic, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ammonia and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are deposited on the scalp and hair.
- Poor diet: a poor diet can lead to lack of nutrition in your body and can trigger massive hair loss.
- Lack of sleep: not getting enough sleep can also cause hair loss.
- Lack of protein: the absorption of nutrients, such as protein, is essential as it helps create new hair cells. But, if your body doesn’t have enough, it won’t be able to replace your old hairs with new ones.
- Changes in the birth control pill: going off the pill or switching to a different type of hormonal contraceptive is also a cause of hair loss in women.
- Pregnancy: due to estrogen hormones, women during pregnancy notice that their hair goes into rapid growth mode. But, once estrogen levels return to normal after childbirth, hair starts to flake again.
- Continuous use of too-tight hairstyles: Too-tight hairstyles and ponytails can seriously damage the hair. Constant application of chemicals to the hair weakens the hair roots.
- Anemia: almost two out of 10 women between 20 and 50 years of age suffer from iron deficiency, which is an easy cause of hair loss.
- Hormonal changes: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) symbolizes an imbalance in female sex hormones. An excess of androgens results in ovarian cysts, an increased risk of diabetes, changes in the menstrual period, which ultimately affects hair growth. Hypothyroidism is another big reason for hair loss.
And finally the most influential cause of hair loss:
- Family heredity: if your most direct relatives suffer or have suffered from hair loss then you might be more prone to suffer from it.
Reliable treatments against alopecia:
- Hair transplantation using FUE technique: this treatment involves restoring hair by transplanting healthy follicles into balding or thinning areas, mainly the back of the head or the sides of the head.
- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy: In this treatment, blood is drawn from the patient and then centrifuged. The platelet-rich blood is inserted through an injection into the transplanted area to organically support hair growth and aid in hair improvement.