Factors Responsible For Hair Fall In Women
If you start noticing hair on your pillow, towels, and your hairbrush; it could be a sign of alopecia. According to Global Statistics, 59 percent of women today suffer from hair loss problems. There are four types of hair fall in women including alopecia areata, cicatricial alopecia, traumatic alopecia, and androgenetic alopecia also known as female pattern baldness. Female pattern baldness is the most common hair fall problem faced by women today. In female pattern baldness, you may notice a widened hair partition, reduced hair density, and thinner hair shafts.
Female pattern baldness can have different symptoms depending on the cause. But here are the common symptoms that can lead to Female pattern baldness.
- You may notice a loss in hair density that can result in breakage.
- Doctors may divide Female pattern baldness into three types:
- Type I: Small amount of hair loss on the partition
- Type II: Partition widening and hair thinning around it
- Type III: Complete hair thinning and broadened partition on top of your head
There are more than 40 medical reasons for hair loss in women. Here we talk about the seven common reasons causing hair fall in women.
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Hairstyles:
Tight hairstyles weaken hair follicles and cause them to break easily.
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Hormonal problems:
- Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism lead to a hormonal imbalance in your body that results in hair loss.
- Pregnancy lowers estrogen levels in the body giving rise to hair fall
- Birth control pills can cause hair follicles to weaken, resulting in hair breakage
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Polycystic ovary syndrome:
People suffering from PCOS have higher androgen levels in the body that lead to a hormonal imbalance. This can lead to hair loss and strand thinning.
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Crash diets:
lead to an imbalance of nutrients in the body, increasing hair fall problems.
- Vitamin B12 deficiency stops oxygen supply to the hair follicles and slows down hair growth, causing it to break.
- Heredity can also be a cause for Female pattern hair loss. It weakens hair follicles and eventually causes them to break.
You can opt for conventional treatments for Female pattern baldness such as; oral medications like Minoxidil and surgical hair transplant treatments that can help with hair growth and increase hair density. These treatments can have side effects like rashes and a drying scalp, brusing under the eye, bleeding, tingling, and itching on the scalp.
Here are a few ways to improve your scalp health and help with hair growth:
- Better eating habits can help hair follicles get the nutrients they need. Add eggs, beans, peas, sweet potatoes, bell peppers and spinach to your diet to ensure your body gets enough proteins and vitamins for healthy hair growth.
- Treat your hair with care and use mild shampoos to keep it healthy and stop unwanted breakage.
- Applying oil to your hair can also help strengthen it from the root, reducing hair fall.
- A four-minute massage of your scalp helps with better hair growth.
- Yoga can help with hair fall caused due to stress. Try, forward bend, shoulder stand, fish pose, downward facing dog and kneeling poses to help relieve stress.
Homeopathic female hair loss treatments are natural, safe, and effective. Homeopathy offers an in-depth diagnosis for your hair fall problems and treats the underlying cause effectively. According to a study by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), the homeopathic remedy Thuja is a potential hair growth-promoting agent.
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