Friday, July 11, 2008
Hair loss
Women and Hair Loss
Androgenetic alopecia, is the most common type of hair loss in women. Commonly,
those with this condition will experience hair loss on the top and sides of the
head. Affecting approximately one third of susceptible women, androgenetic
alopecia results in noticeable thinning usually after menopause, when
production of the female hormone estrogen slows down dramatically or stops
altogether.
Causes of Hair Loss
Diet
Hair loss may also be due to dieting. Many diet programs, designed or
administered under the direction of a physician with prescribed meals, dietary
supplements and vitamin ingestion, have become popular.
Hormonal Changes
Many women may not realize that hair loss can occur after pregnany, or
following discontinuation of birth control pills. Hair loss may be delayed by
three months following the hormonal changes and may take another three months
before new growth is fully achieved.
Genetic Hair Loss
Female pattern hair loss results from a genetic predeposition causesd by an
abnormal reaction to normal hormone levels, or a normal reaction to abnormally
elevated hormone levels.
My Story by, Elle York, 17 Years Old Filed under alopecia totalis, hair loss,
hair loss pictures, hair loss story, hair shedding, wigs, womens hair loss
My Story by, Elle, York, 17 Years OldJune 14th 2004. I bet I know what youre
thinking. Thats when her hair started falling out Right? Nope. Thats when I
had my ability to walk taken away from me. It was a normal day, and I was
training for a big national competition in Australia with my horse. I had been
riding for 10 years before that day, and falling off was just another thing. No
big deal. I had heard that you had a 2% chance of something going horribly
wrong if you fell off a horse, and Id never come away with anything more then
a couple of bruises and some sore muscles until that day. I was now a
paraplegic. Being faced with the fact that I would never walk again. Ever. That
I would be completely dependant on a wheelchair for the rest of my life and
have to learn all over again to do simple tasks like looking after myself. It
was hard. Very hard. But not the hardest thing Ive experienced.
Just before my 16th birthday, my hair began to fall out. Very slowly at first,
just a few more stands then normal. But in the next week it became more and
more noticeable. There would be hair on my pillow, in my sheets, stuck on my
clothes, on the lounge, in the shower, absolutely everywhere. Handfuls of hair
would painlessly and effortlessly come out just running my fingers through my
hair. I used to sit on the bottom of the shower in shock, as I watched my hair
run loose with the stream of water and watch the water rise as the hair covered
the drain. I was petrified of brushing my hair. I wanted to keep the small
amount of hair that I had left. I felt so ugly, so alone, like such a freak. I
was a girl! A YOUNG girl. And here I was holding my hair in my hands crying and
hoping to God that this was just a horrible, nasty dream.
But it wasnt. It was real, and after a while I decided it had to go. I was
sick of the torment of showers and having to brush knots out of my hair and end
up brushing out hundreds of strands, having it cover the entire house and
having no control over it. So I decided to shave my remaining hair off to raise
money for the Leukemia Foundation of Australia.
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