| The loss of hair may be caused by quite a number of | | | | simply treated with antifungal remedies. Lastly, the |
| factors. For example, after a couple of months of | | | | loss of hair may come about as part of a primary |
| either illness or major surgery, a patient may | | | | disease like lupus or diabetes. Loss of hair may show |
| suddenly lose more than the usual amount of hair. | | | | early signs of a certain disease so it is very important |
| This loss of hair is only temporary as it is related to | | | | to find its cause to undergo early treatment. |
| the strain and stress of the illness. Hormonal problems | | | | For tips on how to prevent hair loss, talking to a |
| may also cause hair loss. If the thyroid gland is either | | | | doctor first will definitely help. He will probably be |
| overactive or underactive, a large amount of hair | | | | asking you questions regarding your diet, medications |
| may fall out. Usually, this hair loss can be prevented | | | | you are taking, any recent illness and how you care |
| by treatment of thyroid disease. | | | | for your hair. The doctor may ask a woman |
| When androgens or estrogens, more commonly | | | | questions about her menstrual cycle, any pregnancies |
| known as the male and female hormones, are out of | | | | and even menopause. He may also want to undergo |
| balance, this instance would cause some of your hair | | | | a physical exam to find out if there are other factors |
| to fall. Adjusting the hormone imbalance may prevent | | | | causing the hair to fall. Finally, performing a series of |
| your hair from falling out. Moreover, many women | | | | blood tests or even a biopsy of your scalp may be |
| notice their hair shedding about three months after | | | | considered necessary. |
| delivering their baby. This hair falling out can be | | | | Treatments are also available depending on the type |
| related to hormones too. During a woman's | | | | of hair loss you are experiencing. If a certain kind of |
| pregnancy, certain hormones rise to high levels that | | | | medicine is causing your hair to fall out, your doctor |
| cause her body to keep the hair that would ordinarily | | | | may perhaps be able to recommend a different |
| fall out. When these hormones are restored during | | | | medicine. Identifying as well as treating infection may |
| pre-pregnancy levels, the kept hair would fall out and | | | | also help stop the shedding of hair. Adjusting and |
| the normal cycle of growing and shedding of hair | | | | finding remedies for a hormone imbalance might as |
| starts again. Some medicines also cause hair to fall | | | | well put off further hair loss. |
| and this type of hair loss only improves the moment | | | | Medicines may also help prevent or reduce common |
| you stop taking the medications. Medicines that | | | | baldness. Minoxidil is readily available even without a |
| certainly cause loss include those that are used for | | | | prescription and is applied to both men and women's |
| chemotherapy for cancer treatment, blood thinners | | | | scalp. Another medicine, the Finasteride can be |
| that are also known as anticoagulants, vitamin A and | | | | bought but with a doctor's prescription but for men's |
| D if too much of them is taken, medicines used to | | | | use only. It will take six months or more to |
| treat gout, even birth control pills and | | | | determine if the medicines are taking effect. If |
| antidepressants. | | | | sufficient treatment is not accessible for the hair loss |
| Certain types of infections also cause the hair to fall | | | | you are experiencing, you may want to consider |
| out. Fungal infections found on the scalp can cause | | | | different hairstyles, wigs, hair weaves, hair pieces or |
| hair loss especially in children. This kind of infection is | | | | an artificial hair replacement. |
