Doctors call hair loss alopecia, and attribute it to many different causes. Androgenetic alopecia afflicts both men and women and as its name suggests, is genetic in nature. There is pattern baldness, which causes hair to fall out gradually and telogen effluvium, where it comes out in large and dramatic sections. Losing your hair early is most often genetic, but can be caused by certain medications or even underlying medical conditions and stress. Discuss your problem with a physician to rule out the various possibilities, especially if your loss of hair is sudden and massive, and to be able to determine your best course of action.
If your hair loss is due to stress, a change in lifestyle may help, but often genetics and hormones regulated by the thyroid dictate that hair loss is not easy to stop. If certain medications are to blame, such as chemo, anti-depressants, or prescriptions for heart problems or high blood pressure, you may have no choice but to continue with treatments and look for ways to deal with the hair thinning and baldness. Less common is a condition called traction hair loss, in which pulling hair back in very tight styles causes it to fall out, and that comes with an obvious remedy. To determine possible treatments, you simply must determine the particular cause for your individual hair loss.
Various treatments for hair loss are available, such as Rogaine, which is a scalp treatment that may help stop the loss and regrow hair after about 12 weeks of use or Propecia, an oral prescription also shown to positively influence the problem in some cases, but also offering potential side-effects. Individual results will vary; it's often best to not get your hopes up too high before discovering if any product will work for you. Take a clinical approach and always ask your doctor before proceeding with any medication.
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