Menopause And Hair Loss

Posted on August 10, 2009 in Latest News

Menopause and hair loss in women go hand in hand. Loss of hairs at certain age can be a reason for menopause. There are many reasons for the hair loss but one common reason can be the changes in the hormones which are caused due to menopause.

Menopause Hair Loss:

Menopause is the condition when the women stop having her regular menstrual cycles. This is a period of transition for women. A number of hormonal changes take in her body. Changes in body’s metabolism take place. Many other physical and emotional changes take place. Hair loss is also one of them to be handled.

Hair loss can e due to many reasons like menopausal related hormonal imbalances, postpartum/ stress – related shedding, chemotherapy or spotty hair loss pattern called Alopecia Areata.

But as we know that with the onset of menopause the levels of estrogen fall down noticeably; it brings about major changes and hair loss can be one of them.

Does Menopause Cause Hair Loss?
Menopause brings about major changes. Some of the reasons which cause hair loss in menopause are:

Hormonal Imbalance: The fall of level of estrogen in body due to menopause triggers Testosterone formation in the body which results in hair loss. This is why hormonal changes affect the hairs.
Stress: As we stress itself is a cause for hair loss. When menopause takes place stress comes indirectly. The woman undergoes stress due to the changes that are taking in her body. As the result of this stress the hair loss comes into being.
Aging: As we age the hair follicles tends to drop out or they may become thin. But due menopause this process gets speeds up. Hence aging along with menopausal conditions speeds up everything in the body. As the result of this the hair falls at a more rapid pace.

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zulvera Says:
August 31st, 2009 at 4:56 am
The medical term for hair loss is Alopecia. The most common type of hair loss is called male pattern baldness and is responsible for nearly 95 percent of cases in men; it is also hereditary.

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