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Hair Loss and Baldness among Women
Hair Loss and Baldness among Men
Hair Loss and Baldness
The Process of Hair Growth

Hair Loss and Baldness among Women

Hair loss among women usually begins when they arrive at the age of menopause. During this transition the woman goes through a variety of changes in her body and among them, a decrease in the level of estrogen. Up to this point, the amount of testosterone and DHT that the female body creates are significantly lower in relation to the female hormone estrogen which neutralizes their effect. When the woman arrives at menopause there is a significant decrease in the female body's production of estrogen. This causes a significant decrease in the natural protection of the hair. The DHT "succeeds" in damaging the hair follicles and hair loss increases in a unified manner on the entire scalp, which causes the appearance of thin hair.
Women usually never experience random balding spots.

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Hair Loss and Baldness among Men

air loss among men is caused due to the hair's contact with a substance called DHT, which is a byproduct of the male hormone. When it comes into contact with the hair, hair loss and balding begin. For the most part, men begin balding in the soft spots (indentations) and in the center of the head.

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Hair Loss and Baldness

• People are born with the hair follicles that they will have in the future, which are approximately 5 million. Despite the fact that the amount of hair and follicles may change during every person's lifetime, everyone loses an average of 40 – 100 hairs a day.
   

• The balding process takes place due to contact of the hair that grows on the upper part of the head with a substance called DHT, which is a byproduct of the male hormone. The hair in this area is sensitive to this substance and as a result it is damaged and gradually hair loss will occur. The hair that grows in the nape of the head is not sensitive to the substance and therefore there is no hair loss in that area.

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The Process of Hair Growth

Hair growth occurs in various cycles:
The growth Stage – Anagen
Passage Stage – Katagen
Inactive and Fallout Stage – Telogen

In the first stage (Anagen) – The matrix cells build the hair up at an even pace. Most people's hair grows at an average and constant pace of 0.2 – 0.4 cm a day or 1 cm a month.
There are factors like heredity, gender, age and temperature which affect the pace of hair growth. The main factor that effects hair growth the most is the Anagen period (growth period) which changes from person to person and can range anywhere from 18 months to a number of years. This period is mainly affected by hereditary factors and therefore there are women who can grow their hair to be very long and other women who can't grow their hair past their shoulders.

The second stage Katagen (intermediary stage) – This stage lasts about two weeks in which hair growth takes an activity pause till the next stage.

The third stage Telogen (resting stage) – This is a period of about three to four months in which the hair disconnects from the follicle.

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