Become bald? ..

Become bald? ..

Men in our society are horrified by the loss of hair. They stick to the advertising of any product, ensure the retention of hair on his scalp, hair restoration or prevention of further loss. They buy wigs that look like pieces cut out of the shaggy rug in your apartment.Countless millions of rubles are spent on what is usually a fruitless attempt.While hair loss may occur, and also in women, it is mainly male problem, and is often hereditary. Several men in the family is likely to have similar types of hair, but bald can "jump" through the generations.It also happens that the father on the head a lot of hair, and his three sons began to thin out quite early hair. The eldest son was almost completely bald at thirty, middle and youngest about 40 years. Some people like it and they do not find anything awkward, ugly bald head in the. Even there is a perception that the size of male baldness is in direct proportion to the circulating levels of male hormone. We also know that in a more "enlightened" cultures baldness is regarded as a very sexual sign, a sign of masculinity. Perhaps you know a phrase that just love bald men: "God made some heads perfect. Others, he covered the hair." All three sons have inherited in this case, this hair loss is not the father. Their grandfather and maternal uncle were both bald.Male baldness usually starts in front of the skull on either side or as a circle on top. If it starts up to 20 years, it becomes pretty much later, and only the humble, a good wig, hair transplantation, or iridescent perception of reality. Minoxidil, a drug for hypertension, has an extra step for some of the typical bald men: slow retreat of the hairline, and perhaps even stimulates the growth of new ones.In some women, with age the hair becomes less front and sides, but they do not happen the family or hereditary baldness.Men or women, we all lose some hair when it gets older. But the sudden loss of hair may reflect hormonal changes, diseases of the scalp, long-term fever, exposure to drugs or may result from radiation therapy.Hormonal imbalance is most often responsible for the hair loss associated with disorders of the thyroid gland, when it works, or too active or too weak. For successful treatment of an overactive gland (radioactive iodine, surgery or medication), hair loss stops and growth often resumes. Similarly, when substitutionary administration of thyroid hormones in patients with low thyroid function stops the process of balding. Hormonal changes and the accompanying hair loss often occurs after pregnancy and other diseases of the endocrine glands, especially involving the pituitary gland.Any serious illness, especially accompanied by a fever, can cause temporary loss of hair on the body, not just on the skull. When the disease is successfully cured, the hair grows back.Autoimmune diseases like lupus erythematosus, often accompanied by hair loss.There is a disease, probably of autoimmune origin, called the limited pattern baldness (alopecia), which lost a small, clearly defined areas of hair or beard of the skull. In adults, it takes several months, after which growth resumes. But if this begins in childhood baldness, hair loss is usually permanent.Many drugs, especially those used in the treatment of cancer, cause hair loss, as well excessively large amounts of vitamin A pills or food. Hair loss in radiation therapy in most cases, then stops.Clearly, if your hair is always thick and began to fall as soon as you get sick with something, especially with high fever, the reason is obvious. It is also obvious if hair loss coincides with the strong reception of the new drugs. Here are some specific tips to help you determine why you are losing your hair.If you're a teenage boy with a family "tradition" of hair loss and hair on your head begin to thin out, you have inherited a typical man's bald head. In this case, the hair on other parts of the body is not affected. On the other hand, if you have fever and manifestations are hormonal imbalance, you have taken a new medication or have undergone radiation therapy, then, in addition to scalp hair, the hair will be involved other parts of the body.If hair falls out in some places, you may suffer from limited baldness. But you may also be a fungus. The most common is trichophytia, ringworm of the scalp. It is contagious, affects mainly children and spread like wildfire in schools and homes.Hair loss often accompanies aging. It is still unknown why this happens every senior citizen, and why it happens at all. Maybe this is a consequence of individual genetic cards, which was handed to us by our ancestors, or the result of poor nutrition, or some subtle hormonal changes. Again, despite all the claims and advertising, where an elderly man loses his hair for no reason, it is usually irreversible.Finally, there are cases of hair loss that do not have anything to do with what's happening in your body. Some nervous children have a habit of pulling them. Always check first this option if your child has started to lose hair. Excessive use of shampoo and a hair dryer at home or in the cabin, can damage hair and cause them to fall in substantial amounts. So, before you worry about his bald head or hormonal turmoil, be sure not to blame if your ways to treat hair.Symptom: baldnessWhat can he mean? What to do with it?Male pattern baldness typical of (hereditary). Enjoy it. If you can not, transplant hair or wear a wig.Hormonal changes (thyroid disease). Treatment of the underlying disease.Any serious illness. Appropriate treatment.Fever. Hair grows back.Autoimmune disease (limited pattern baldness). Appropriate treatment.Drugs (anticancer chemotherapy, too much vitamin A). Usually grow after stopping.Radiation therapy. Grow back.Fungal infections.Appropriate treatment.Aging. There is no effective treatment.The nervous habit.Supportive care.Excessive shampoo and drying. Proper care.