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It must be emphasized that hair loss is a natural part of life. We normally shed 50-100 hairs daily. But since we have over 100,000 hairs on our heads, which are constantly being replaced, it is barely noticed. Only when we notice tufts of hair missing do we realize that hair loss leading to baldness has started. The following are the top four causes of hair loss. Determination of the specific causes makes for better intervention against baldness.

Pattern Baldness

Also known as androgenetic alopecia, it affects both men and women although men are more prone to the condition. Heredity plays a significant role in its development as history on either side of the family increases your risks. Genes also affect the speed, pattern and severity of the baldness as well as the age when you develop the first signs. Basically, the hairs become thinner and weaker with each growth cycle. As a result, the hair more easily falls out of the scalp in tufts. The scalp then becomes progressively bare until big hairless patches are noticeable. Most men opt to either become completely bald or use wigs if medications and surgery fail to bring back hair.

Cicatricial Alopecia

The term cicatricial alopecia pertains to a group of rare disorders resulting to permanent hair loss. In all of these disorders, the hair follicle is destroyed by an inflammation and then replaced with scar tissues. The end result is that new hair cannot grow and permanent hair loss is experienced. This condition is present disorders like lupus erythematosus and lichen planus. It must be emphasized that modern medical science has yet to identify the causes of the inflammation. In many cases, no symptoms will be visible but in most instances, burning, itching and pain on the scalp are experienced. Other symptoms include redness, pustules and changes in pigmentation.

Alopecia Areata

An autoimmune disease, the causes of alopecia areata are still unknown. Hair loss can be rapid with one side affected more than the other with other areas of the body affected as well. It affects both men and women although alopecia areata is different than male pattern baldness. In alopecia areata, the body’s immune system attacks the hair follicles, thus, disrupting healthy hair formation. Unfortunately, many people with alopecia areata also have other autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and ulcerative colitis. Heredity also seems to play a major role in getting the disorder. Hair generally grows back so you feel hopeful. But then you lose it again and grow it again before permanent hair loss begins.

Telogen Effluvium

Telogen effluvium results from sudden and severe shocks to your normal hair cycle. The changes can be either physical or emotional or both. When these shocks happen, your hair roots are prematurely placed into the resting phase where little to no hair growth is made. The hair then begins to fall out. In a couple of months, your hair starts to grow again. But when the cause of the hair loss manifests itself again, the pattern begins anew. The shock can be of the emotional kind like the death of a beloved or a mental trauma. Or it can be physiological like sudden weight loss, surgery and metabolic disorders.

Once your doctor identifies the cause of your hair loss, proper treatment can be given. And you can hope that your hair will return.