What medical conditions cause hair thinning?

There’s nothing quite as frustrating and disheartening as looking in the mirror, running your fingers through your hair, and realizing you’re losing more of it than you’d like to. Whether you’re a man or woman, seeing strand after strand come out can make even the toughest among us feel vulnerable (not that we would ever admit it!). But what causes hair thinning? And is there anything we can do about it?

Genetics: It’s All In The Family

Unfortunately for some of us, hair loss is genetic. If both parents have experienced thinning hair or baldness- then it means trouble may be brewing in our own beautiful locks.

Male Pattern Baldness

Male pattern baldness (MPB) is a common condition affecting up to 50% of all men over time. As many men joke their partner – Do they look better with their glasses off or on? Does wearing a hat help stop people staring at your receding hairline?

MPB usually starts with receding within the usual short side cuts; before long these cuts grow longer because where’s the benefit in only shaving half of one’s head?

Hair follicles affected by MPB start shrinking, making it harder for them to produce healthy hair shafts just like an operating theatre / waiting room during COVID! Usually occurring around late teens/early twenties this doesn’t give young (adult) males much hope!

Female Pattern Baldness:

But wait ladies don’t think genetics are taking pity on us for once – witness female pattern balding which affects more than half of women globally who experience feminine male-pattern balding too.

Females tend not to get receding hairlines like guys but instead face general diffuse weakening across their scalp often peaking when they hit between thirty-five and forty-five years old. Some doctors relate female hormones such as progesterone, prolactin, estrogen peroxide to this type of baldness – all we know is it’s no fun!

Alopecia

Sometimes genetics can trigger a medical condition like alopecia, which causes hair loss in patches around one’s scalp. For some people, alopecia is temporary and triggered by stress. For others who are affected with an Alopecia type condition there are cures but unfortunately not everyone with special needs to manage the rarity of alopecia.

Medical Conditions And Hair Thinning

It’s not always about genetics though-insert sigh of relief here-sometimes our medical conditions cause hair thinning too. Wondering if you’re experiencing any underlying conditions that may be contributing to your hair troubles? Here are some potential culprits:

Thyroid Issues: When The Butterfly Shaped Gland Becomes An Enemy!

The thyroid gland sits at the base of our neck right above your collarbone (literally). This powerful gland acts as a control tower for functions such as height growth hormones and metabolic rate regulation within the human body including our clever little follicles that grow our luscious locks up top.

When functioning correctly it powers us through each day however when happy thyroid goes on strike -hair’s appearance takes a hit; depending upon whether its hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism diagnosis affects different parts of ones physicality / physiology differently.

For ladies mainly look out for symptoms such as weight fluctuation, dry skin & fatigue whereas males keep an eye out for erectile dysfunction amongst other issues! These health effects arise due to hormone levels becoming so unbalanced they affect both male / female bodies secondary sexual characteristic productions (testosterone/estrogen).

Thyroid disorders do NOT discriminate against anyone- regardless what color or creed we hail from!!

Autoimmune Diseases: Who Knew Our Immune System Could Be So Vicious?

All autoimmune diseases have 1 commonality- the immune system goes rouge against ones own body! Common culprits include Lupus which is also referred to as “the great mimicker” and lead on-set from symptoms such as a “butterfly rash” along the nasal bridge.

The best way forward for those suffering through autoimmune disease is to visit with doctors or practitioners, they will often order blood work testing for diagnosis so ensure complain about any changes in your hair health during consultations – always be open & honest about all medical matters in order for Doctors to efficiently deal with one’s physical issues.

Iron Deficiency: All You Need To Know About Ferritin

You might think iron deficiency anemia would only affect healthy looking red blood celled individuals – however it’s not true. Anyone can experience symptoms associated fatigue; chapped lips; pale skin coloration, feeling faints or experiencing thinning locks due lack of necessary ferritin nutrient quantities!

When our bodies don’t get enough iron, they can’t produce sufficient amounts of hemoglobin which reduces oxygen supply thus sacrificing much needed nutritional support via mitochondria within blood cells when feeding luscious love inducing hairs high above us.

In other words- no matter how slim fit individuals look being concerned over unexpected shedding could mean that we need more than just dark leafy greens!

Skin Conditions: Eczemas And Psoriasis Making Hair Say F@ck It and Fall Out

Both eczema & psoriasis are dreadful conditions that unfortunately contribute further damage by impacting directly upon follicles strongholds (scalp).

Good news: there are treatments available such as steroid creams, laser therapy etc., but unfortunately bad/harsh chemicals present claims these helpful medicines’ effectiveness wear human rights abuses on the scalp too leaving authorities left scratching their heads trying dig deeper into this issue at law before enforcers act strongly/heavily against aggressive pharmaceutical industries that toss unnecessary ingredients around like confetti..

Stress: The Modern Day Scapegoat

If there’s one thing we’ve all become more familiar with as a society over the past few years, it’s stress. Thanks to modern day living (might I add our volatile political climate) everyone and their grandmother is experiencing some form of stress-inducing shocking scenarios.

But could that same stress causing us to lose sleep at night also be causing us to lose hair? Oh yes! As we go through life up-and-down moments can lead to alopecia or telogen effluvium (extreme shedding). However, when under chronic levels of psychosocial / physiological pressure (between students, working professionals etc.) disastrous health outcomes in all sorts of physical places including follicle integrity occurs too!

The best advice we can give pertains enforcing orders which allow enough time for relaxing/destressing should come from loud speakers around the world warning people that burning out on a permanent basis conceals future dysfunctions/dysfunctioning amongst humanity!

There you have it; whether its due genetics or just current circumstances involving medical issues/haircare negligence –there are ways one can try halt unexpected hair poverty.

Don’t forget – good routine hygiene habits like washing your scalp often to exfoliate dead skin cells & avoid stiff hats/caps help improve circulation among these great strands so they’ll thank you by sticking around longer. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise- taking pride in ones own appearance counts completely towards inner satisfaction!

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