Hair Loss Information

Hair Loss: An Overview


Hair, though often overlooked, plays an important role in our lives. Upon meeting someone, one of the first things you notice is their hair. Before a social engagement, our hair is one of the things we spend the most time on getting to look a certain way. Those affected by hair loss become aware of how important hair is in our social lives quickly. That is why hair loss provokes not only feelings of cosmetic concern, but also may provoke a loss of self-esteem and even identity problems.

Hair Loss, also referred to as balding, is caused by a variety of factors, the most important being heredity. Hair loss runs in the family and is not curable though someday, gene manipulation may lead scientists to a cure. Men with a genetic predisposition to hair loss have areas on their scalp that are especially sensitive to male sex hormones. As men age, these areas and the hair follicles that reside there suffer from a biological imbalance caused by a male hormone called DHT. Slowly, over a period of years, follicles wither and hair becomes thinner and shorter until it can't be seen at all.

Though not curable yet, hair loss in the form of androgenetic alopecia (male and female pattern baldness described above) can be treated in various surgical and non-surgical ways. Shampoos like Rogaine work by stimulating the growth of hair, thus counteracting the effects of excessive hair loss. Pills like Propecia are DHT inhibitors, which help keep DHT levels normal so follicles are not flooded with it. There are a variety of other treatment options like transplant surgery, which involves taking follicles from the sides and back of the scalp that are not sensitive to hormones that cause hair loss and redistributing them to balding areas.

Hairloss Info provides detailed information about the cause of male and hair loss, as well as products, treatments, remedies, and more. Hairloss Info is the sister site of Snoring Web.


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DNA Hair Loss Test For Women
kypost.com, KY - Nov 20, 2008
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SouthCoastToday.com, MA - Nov 19, 2008
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MyFox Houston, TX - Nov 20, 2008
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Best Hair Loss Treatment Results Ever Captured on Video?
PR Web (press release), WA - Nov 19, 2008
The UK's leaders in hair loss prevention, The Belgravia Centre, have released their first set of video diaries monitoring the response seen by a patient ...


District win = hair loss
Detroit Free Press, United States - Nov 11, 2008
By TIM ROBINSON • DAILY PRESS & ARGUS • November 11, 2008 FOWLERVILLE — After Monday’s Fowlerville volleyball team practice ended, Pat Stawara sat in a ...


Genetic test for hair loss 2.0 arrives
Los Angeles Times, CA - Oct 28, 2008
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Hair Loss Treated With Provillus Explained Via Online Entity
PRLog.Org (press release), Romania - Nov 19, 2008
PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 20, 2008 – Provillus is in the number one position in many user reviews for hair loss products. Provillus has been formulated ...


Women and Hair Loss
ABC2 News, MD - Nov 13, 2008
When you think about hair loss, you certainly think about men but you probably don't think about women. Unless, of course, you are going through it. ...


Ask Dr. H: Hair loss among combat soldiers
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Nov 3, 2008
Answer: Stress from combat can cause temporary hair loss - a condition known as telogen effluvium. But it doesn't cause male pattern baldness, also known as ...


Ground-breaking New Reality Show Hair Loss Confidential Launches ...
PR Web (press release), WA - Nov 10, 2008
The next era in Reality TV shows is here and it's going to change the way America looks at Hair Loss and the Hair Loss industry. ...

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