2. Hair Loss By: Caroline Vetter Hair Loss Remedy

3. General Information The human head had 100,000 hair follicles Hair grows 1 centimeter every month 90% of the hair on your head is growing at one time Hair Loss occurs in both men and women

4. Causes 1)Genetic Male-Pattern Baldness (Androgenic alopecia) is caused by a sex hormone called DHT It is sex linked autosomal dominant 2)Hormonal Hair can fall out when the thyroid glad is either overactive or under active 3)Hair will also fall out during an illness or surgery due to stress 4)Chemotherapy also causes hair to fall out 5)3 months after having a baby women tend to loose hair because of the hormone changes 6)Hair can also call out because of a fungal infection

5. Symptoms Hair falls out in chucks or the natural hair line recedes Hair may thin in certain spots instead of falling out Medical Encyclopedia

6. Treatment There is no treatment for genetic male- pattern baldness (Alopecia) or for hormonal hair loss Hair grows very fast so for most other hair loss (stress, illness, or chemotherapy) it is only temporary Rogaine is used by some men to help hair grow is any bald spots Hair transplants are also used

7. Cures and Prevention There are no cures for hair loss There is not really any prevention for hair loss either other then taking good care of your hair

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