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For millions of people, baldness can be such a degrading experience and can lead to feelings of self pity. While millions of people look at the negative side of baldness, there are also millions of hair loss sufferers who see it as just another fact of life. The scientific discoveries in recent years have made the treatments for baldness far more effective. And like so many other medical and personal health illnesses, if you act on the problem at the start, you've got a better chance of reducing the affects, or in certain cases, even reversing the condition. Now it should be pointed out that there is not a magic pill for reversing baldness (yet) and there is no one single treatment that works for all people. As a demonstrable fact, in most cases a combination of a few anti- balding products will derive better results than any single product or method. Because everyone one of us is wired differently, the hair loss treatment for you will need to be tailored to suit your individual characteristics. That brings us to the imminent question, whether or not stress can cause hair loss? You see, stress is so commonly referred to as the major cause of baldness, that many people believe this to be kosher. The fact is that stress is a cause of hair loss, so you can blame your job or your sporting team if it makes you feel better, but it is not the major cause. Often stress can be contributing factor, but there is one major cause of baldness that precedes all others. Baldness can be caused by many factors, with more than 50% of males enduring some form of balding or thinning by middle age. Women also suffer from hair loss, and around 35-40% of women will suffer some type of balding or thinning by age 60. Pattern Baldness is the most common cause of hair loss. Pattern hair loss alone affects more than 40% of the male population. Pattern balding is easy to explain - it is a genetic disposition - it happens naturally. Most men and women are genetically predisposed to Pattern Baldness. The cause of Pattern hair loss is very multifaceted, but in a nutshell, it occurs when testosterone combines with a specific enzyme and is converted into what is know as dihydrotestosterone (aka DHT). DHT has an adverse affect on the hair follicles - it is the causer for slowing down hair production and produces weaker, shorter hair - and finally stops hair from growth altogether. Men and women suffer from Pattern baldness in very different ways. Men tend to endure thinning hair in certain sections or patches of the scalp and that's why most cases in men result in the 'monk' effect, i.e. hair loss on top, with hair still growing at the sides and back. Women tend to lose hair evenly across the scalp, so instead of having a visibly bald patch, a woman can actually lose more hair than a man, but still appear to have a full head of hair. There are a lot of other causes of hair loss, but none more obvious as Pattern Baldness. The other causes of balding are traceable for such small percentages of instances, and in the majority of cases are the easiest to prevent, detect or even reverse. Other known causes of balding are hormonal imbalances (especially in women) illnesses, paltry diet, inferior hygiene, drug abuse and last but not least, stress. Again, stress is an indisputable known cause of hair loss. Not a major cause, but it ranks in the top few causes. Stress related baldness has a scientific name - Telogen Effluvium. This type of hair loss can also be caused by experiences such as trauma, childbirth, puberty, major surgery and even severe chronic illness. Telogen Effluvium is characterized by hasty hair loss caused by an interruption in the normal hair growth cycle. Stress and trauma cause large numbers of hair follicles to simultaneously enter a stage of rest. After some time, the hair follicles will enter a stage of growth, and the old hair will be forced out of the follicle by a new hair that is formed beneath it. The result is a period of hair shedding, and is usually self correcting, but if the stress is ongoing, then this type of baldness can become chronic and eventually lead to more prevalent hair loss. So in theory you can blame your job for your baldness, or you could blame your hockey team, or football team or basketball team. But in reality, although stress can lead to hair loss, it is one of the secondary causes of balding. And it is only really related to more dramatic experiences that have bought on stress. The most likely cause of hair loss is Pattern Baldness, and you can take steps to minimized its effects - but be quick.
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Is it possible to stop hair loss? Well there have been many different hair loss treatments on the market. Some have been successful while others have not. It is advised to see your doctor at the first signs of hair loss to rule out any illnesses that may be responsible. For further information please visit www.hairloss-baldness.info
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