HAIR LOSS TYPES
Androgenetic (Men Type) Hair Loss
Androgenetic hair loss is most common type of hair loss in men and women worldwide. Androgenic hair loss is also known as baldness or men type hair loss. The main reason of hair loss is the hormone androgen. The effects of androgens applied to the sensitive follicles end up with this type of hair loss.
Although it is named as “Men Type Hair Loss”, androgenetic hair loss can effect women as well and at the same time it is most commonly type of hair loss seen in women.
Men Type Hair Loss in Women
Androgenetic alopecia is not only seen in men; as signs of psychological stress and inner diseases, it is a vital issue for women, too.
Most of the patients’ blood androgen levels are normal. If a high level of androgen quantity detected in blood, it is necessary to look for tumour that produces androgens. The organs that produce androgen in women are ovarium and suprarenal glands. The androgenic alopecia is often seen in symptoms like Hyperandrogenemin, for example Polycystic ovarian syndrome. Shortly, it is vital to look for hormonal disorders or tumours that produce androgens in women who have androgenetic alopecia.
Telogen Effluvium
It is the hair loss that consists of disorder in hair cycle and depends on the increase of hair quantity including the whole hairy skinned areas in telogen period. It can occur at any age. It is mostly seen in women.
This type of hair loss occurs often as a result of stress. Sudden and heavy stress cause increase in the amount of hair loss. The main reasons of stress that cause hair loss can be pregnancy, end of pregnancy, contraceptive pills, the period before menopause, diet drugs, some emotional problems etc. These facts shorten the hair growth period and results in heavy hair loss.
Chronical Telogen Effluvium
This disease can not be fully acknowledged. In some middle-aged women, telgoen effluvium can take long periods. This facts can result into hair dilution and reduction.
Trichotillomania
Depending on the pyschological problems, it is the hair loss of a person that caused by pulling his/her own hair. It is mostly seen in women. This type of hair loss is mostly seen in forehead area of the head.
In this irregular shaped areas, newly developed hairs can be seen.
Alopecia Areata
Alopecia Areata, is mostly seen in young and middle aged adults. Most of the patients heal by themselves and no special treatment is necessary. Although the causes of this disease is not well known, follicles of the patient can be sensitive to endogen and exogen, psychological stress, hormonal problems like thyroid illnesses, skin diseases can be the source of this type of hair loss.
The course of this disease can not be predetermined. Generally hair grow again and again in lighter colors. Regrowth occurs in less than half of the patients and does not occur for five years. The negative facts of the disease are, occurence of the disease in young ages, prevalence and continuity of the disease.
This type of hair loss is mostly seen in hairy areas like beard, brow and lashes.
Diffuse Alopecia: It is the global hair loss that includes all of the hairy areas on the head. It is not noticed until serious hair loss is observed. The course of diffuse alopecia varies and it can be continious or cyclical depending on the reason.
Anagen Effluvium
Anagen Effluvium is a type of hair loss seen in people who are subjected to radiation or some chemical substances. This type of hair loss is mostly seen in patients that are applied to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. In this type of cases, follicles bypass the recreation period and this results in sudden hair loss in 1-3 weeks.
The hair loss caused by chemotherapy is often recyclable, but it is a rare possibilty in radiotherapy.
Androgenetic hair loss is most common type of hair loss in men and women worldwide. Androgenic hair loss is also known as baldness or men type hair loss. The main reason of hair loss is the hormone androgen. The effects of androgens applied to the sensitive follicles end up with this type of hair loss.
Although it is named as “Men Type Hair Loss”, androgenetic hair loss can effect women as well and at the same time it is most commonly type of hair loss seen in women.
Men Type Hair Loss in Women
Androgenetic alopecia is not only seen in men; as signs of psychological stress and inner diseases, it is a vital issue for women, too.
Most of the patients’ blood androgen levels are normal. If a high level of androgen quantity detected in blood, it is necessary to look for tumour that produces androgens. The organs that produce androgen in women are ovarium and suprarenal glands. The androgenic alopecia is often seen in symptoms like Hyperandrogenemin, for example Polycystic ovarian syndrome. Shortly, it is vital to look for hormonal disorders or tumours that produce androgens in women who have androgenetic alopecia.
Telogen Effluvium
It is the hair loss that consists of disorder in hair cycle and depends on the increase of hair quantity including the whole hairy skinned areas in telogen period. It can occur at any age. It is mostly seen in women.
This type of hair loss occurs often as a result of stress. Sudden and heavy stress cause increase in the amount of hair loss. The main reasons of stress that cause hair loss can be pregnancy, end of pregnancy, contraceptive pills, the period before menopause, diet drugs, some emotional problems etc. These facts shorten the hair growth period and results in heavy hair loss.
Chronical Telogen Effluvium
This disease can not be fully acknowledged. In some middle-aged women, telgoen effluvium can take long periods. This facts can result into hair dilution and reduction.
Trichotillomania
Depending on the pyschological problems, it is the hair loss of a person that caused by pulling his/her own hair. It is mostly seen in women. This type of hair loss is mostly seen in forehead area of the head.
In this irregular shaped areas, newly developed hairs can be seen.
Alopecia Areata
Alopecia Areata, is mostly seen in young and middle aged adults. Most of the patients heal by themselves and no special treatment is necessary. Although the causes of this disease is not well known, follicles of the patient can be sensitive to endogen and exogen, psychological stress, hormonal problems like thyroid illnesses, skin diseases can be the source of this type of hair loss.
The course of this disease can not be predetermined. Generally hair grow again and again in lighter colors. Regrowth occurs in less than half of the patients and does not occur for five years. The negative facts of the disease are, occurence of the disease in young ages, prevalence and continuity of the disease.
This type of hair loss is mostly seen in hairy areas like beard, brow and lashes.
Diffuse Alopecia: It is the global hair loss that includes all of the hairy areas on the head. It is not noticed until serious hair loss is observed. The course of diffuse alopecia varies and it can be continious or cyclical depending on the reason.
Anagen Effluvium
Anagen Effluvium is a type of hair loss seen in people who are subjected to radiation or some chemical substances. This type of hair loss is mostly seen in patients that are applied to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. In this type of cases, follicles bypass the recreation period and this results in sudden hair loss in 1-3 weeks.
The hair loss caused by chemotherapy is often recyclable, but it is a rare possibilty in radiotherapy.