Be it male or female, one's hair style has huge impact on the appearance. And appearance plays its role in how comfortable a person is in presenting himself. Though being bald is now a days a popular hair style (rather I should call it non-hair style), for many hair loss is a matter of concern. For general awareness here I would out line various medical conditions which can cause loss of hair.
1. Bad diet is most common reason, a dietary pattern where one consumes less proteins and minerals can cause hair loss
2. Insufficient sleep
3. Diseases related to skin
4. Diseases like poly cystic ovarian syndrome
It is very important for one to identify the reason for his or her hair loss so that the treatment for the reason can be initiated as soon as possible. Since baldness in men might just give them a different look or style, this phenomenon in women might cause some serious reason for discomfort. Therefore, women should be extra cautious about the loss of hair. Let me brief you on PCOS which is one of the most prominent
reasons for women to lose hair. Generally women reporting loss in hair, face with the following problems:
Inability to style their hair
Dissatisfaction with their personal appearance
Concern about hair loss continuing
Concern about others noticing their baldness
Feeling self-conscious
Experiencing embarrassment and shame
Feeling powerless
Polycystic ovary (PCOS) is one of the most common syndrome affecting approximately 10%-12% of women of reproductive age (12-45 years old) and is thought to be one of the leading causes for infertility in females.
The symptoms during PCOS include obesity, resulting in irregular menstruation, acne, and excessive amounts or effects of androgenic hormones and hair loss. While the causes are unknown, obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes are all strongly correlated with PCOS.
Hair loss due to PCOS:
An area of concern for women with pcos is the high levels of their androgens. Androgens are male hormones such as testosterone. The primary reason for hair disorder appears to be a male hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT causes hair openings/follicle to contract and miniaturize, which effectively causes the hair growing from that particular follicle to be thinner and more fragile.
With each successive hair cycle, these hair become progressively shorter and thinner and over time, only miniaturized hairs remain. Eventually the hairs reduce, leading to a reduced hair coverage.
Meanwhile, the DHT is making your facial hair more dense, you end up losing hair where you want it, and growing hair where you don't want it.