Hair Loss! Temporary Or Permanent?

Causes of Hair Loss

It is completely normal to lose some hair – about 100 strands – every day as a part of the hair growth cycle. But if you feel your hair is becoming thinner, there are a number of reasons why, including the natural ageing process and hereditary hair loss. Women with thinning hair often think it’s due to something they’ve done. Whereas, in fact, sustained hair thinning in women is usually hereditary, so don’t blame yourself. It is only occasionally that there may be other causes, such as illness, diet and stress, which we’ll go through in this section

Symptoms and Causes for Hair Loss

We lose a certain amount of hair every day, but dramatic hair loss and poor condition are often signs of an underlying clinical problem.

Temporary hair loss or thinning can be triggered by dietary imbalance, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalance, stress or shock. In women it may occur after pregnancy or during menopause as a result of hormonal changes.

The condition may be a side effect of medications, such as oral contraceptives or anti-coagulants, or of medical treatment like chemotherapy. It can also be the result of medical conditions such as hypothyroidism or iron deficiency anaemia.