Hair Loss and Androgenic Alopecia

Alopecia or hair loss is one of the most common symptoms that almost above 60% of the world’s overall population is suffering from at the moment. The hair fall at a rate of 100 falls per day is quite normal and is actually essential for the growth of a new set of hairs. New hairs will grow only when the older hairs will shed off. But a fall rate above this at a daily basis is really problematic and has to be taken care utmost care of as it has an immense psychological significance on the society. Daily hair loss is a distressful symptom that has taken a serious shape and has affected the persons of all age irrespective of gender.

The reasons for the daily hair loss have been categorized into two broad heads – Cicatricial Alopecia and Non-Cicatricial Alopecia. While infectious folliculitis, lupus erythematosus, and lichen planus fall under the category of Cicatricial Alopecia, the Androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, alopecia areata and trichodystrophies are the major reasons that fall under the Non-Cicatricial Alopecia. The most common causes of the daily hair loss are, however, the androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium. However, mental stress is another major cause of hair loss during these days.

Androgenetic alopecia is one of the major and the most common causes of the condition that usually has a sudden onset after the age of puberty, during the period when the synthesis of androgen tends to begin. Androgenetic alopecia is basically the hereditary androgen-dependent hair loss problem where the hair follicles get shrunk and the anagen phase of the hair growth cycle gets shortened, leading to mild to moderate to severe hair loss on daily basis, regardless of age and sex. This is generally due to the conversion of testosterone to DHT or Di Hydrotestosterone.

However, the other very common cause is telogen effluvium that is usually seen to develop on intake of certain drugs or due to certain illness or pregnancy. Unplanned dieting is again another major reason of the telogen effluvium. Telogen refers to the phase of the hair growth cycle that exists between the phase of anagen and the shedding.

The good news is that there are effective remedies for the conditions and the problem of daily hair loss is a nightmare no more. The rate or the intensity of the hair loss may be diminished by the dint of the apt treatment. The most important part of the diagnosis is to detect the nature of hair fall as different category has different mode of treatment.