Hair loss is normal, but the loss of a large number of them, leading to a decrease in density, is definitely a sign of pathology.
Many experts claim that hair loss is one of the elements of the aging of the human body.
In doing so, they use local products for treatment that strengthen hair follicles, but do not eliminate the causes of hair loss in women, which leads to their further loss.
Causes of hair loss
Health problems
Women's hair is a health indicator. If you find them falling out, do not immediately resort to using special cosmetics, and it is better to try to find the cause of this problem.
To begin with, you should consult a therapist who will conduct a complete examination, determine why the hair falls out specifically from a woman, and prescribe the necessary treatment.
Hair loss is a symptom of such diseases as:
- gastritis, enteritis, colitis, intestinal dysbiosis;
- endocrine pathology of the thyroid gland;
- infection of the genitals;
- hormonal failure and prolonged intake of hormonal drugs;
- oncological diseases and chemotherapy.
Stress
Stress is the cause of a large number of diseases, including hair loss. In addition, mental overload, anxiety, lack of sleep, nervous shocks affect health not immediately, but after a while lead to the development of another disease or hair loss.
To support the nervous system in difficult situations and in conditions of increased mental stress, folk remedies will help. For example, the Manchu aralia is famous for its ability to relieve stress and tension, and also normalize sleep and appetite. On the medicinal properties of the plant and about possible contraindications for its use, read in the article: Tincture of aralia removes psychosis, detoxifies and prevents sclerosis!
Temperature change
The reason for hair loss in girls is the frequent use of modern stylers that straighten and curl the hair. Despite the fact that all of them are created using the latest technologies and are used together with special heat-protective sprays and lotions, irreparable damage to hair is applied. Therefore, it is better to use these devices as rarely as possible.
External factors - hypothermia of the hair in winter and ultraviolet exposure in the summer - spoil the hair and contribute to their loss.
Lack of vitamins
Insufficient intake of nutrients, including vitamins, in the body can affect the physical condition and appearance of a person. Worsens the condition of the hair and contributes to their loss of vitamin B, C, D, E deficiency, as well as calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc, iron. Therefore, you should periodically take a multivitamin complex, and if possible, eat foods rich in natural vitamins.
Diets
Prolonged compliance with a strict diet and a large loss of body weight can affect the hair.
Fatty tissue performs certain functions: it generates female hormones, participates in the exchange of fat-soluble vitamins and minerals. That is why when losing weight, the structure of the hair deteriorates and becomes smaller.
During any diet, the intake of vitamins is indicated.
Pregnancy and lactation
A pregnant female body is deficient in many nutrients because it gives them to the fetus for its normal growth and development. After giving birth, a woman is also prone to a natural change in the hormonal background, a risk of developing chronic fatigue and anemia. All this often leads to hair loss on the head. Hormonal disorders, stress and pregnancy are characterized by a uniform dropout throughout the head.
The causes of severe hair loss are more serious diseases.
Acquired types of hair loss
Traumatic alopecia occurs as a result of prolonged hair strain or chemical attack on them:
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dreadlocks, - African pigtails,
- tight tails,
- escalating strands,
- staining or perm.
Other causes
- Long-term antibacterial treatment,
- Changes in hormonal contraception,
- Hereditary predisposition,
- Immunodeficiency disorders with development of immunodeficiency,
- Growth in yeast or fungi,
- Radiation therapy,
- Dental treatment,
- Blood loss,
- Surgery,
- Scarring.
Alopecia in women
Classification of baldness
- Diffuse hair loss by type of strip. This type of baldness in women begins to appear in the form of a single stripe in the form of the letter "I" simultaneously in the fronto-parietal and temporal part of the head. In the absence of timely treatment, the strip can expand throughout the parietal region.
- Diffuse hair loss in type of nest is characterized by intensive flow and faster wilting of follicles. First, the hair falls out like a strip, and then it expands and an elliptical nest is formed. If you do not treat baldness, then it will spread first to the entire parietal region, and then to the entire surface of the head.
- Alopecia is nesting, total, subtotal, universal, marginal, shearing.
- First there is focal or alopecia areata, which is characterized by the appearance of new areas that merge with each other.
- With subtotal lesion, half of the hair on the head falls out. This process slowly progresses, eyelashes and eyebrows drop out.
- Universal - hair loss on the entire skin, often combined with the pathology of the nails and neuro-circulatory dystonia.
- Marginal - alopecia of the occiput and temples with preservation of gun hair.
- Ringworm - alopecia parietal and frontal areas, characterized by breaking off hair a half centimeter from the skin.
- There is another type of alopecia in the androgenetic type, indicating an increased concentration in the body of a female testosterone - the male sex hormone. It begins with the formation of focal alopecia, and then progresses and leads to complete loss of hair.
Causes of severe hair loss in women
The cause of alopecia can be trauma, that is, mechanical accidental or intentional hair pulling, which occurs with rough combing or with trichotillomania. It can also be their tightening, pulling when styling hair such as a braid or horse tail.
Cosmetic alopecia - hair loss associated with frequent use of a hair dryer, forceps and styling aids.
Androgenic alopecia is formed as a result of an imbalance in the body of a female estrogenic and androgenic hormones in the direction of decreasing the former. The reason for this is the malfunctioning of the ovaries and adrenal glands.
The causes of baldness in women can be chronic poisoning, intoxication, severe infectious diseases. In this case, hair loss itself is a symptom of these pathological processes.
Why else can hair fall out? The causes of this pathology may be neoplasms, traumatic effects of radiation damage, thermal burn, specific infections affecting the skin - leishmaniasis, tuberculosis.