Hair Loss In Men And Women

Ukmedix knows that for men hair loss can be stressful but that for women it is ten times worse and it can be soul destroying and can make them feel like they are not femimine anymore and that they are unattractive. Some men suffer more than other from hair loss but generally speaking many learn to take it in their stride and provided it doesn't happen when they are too young they learn to live with it.

In men and in women there are roughtly about 100,000 hair follicles on our head and each individual hair grows in a cycle that is regulated by the scalp. A normal hair follicle will grow for three years and then it will rest for say 3 months before finally falling out and then being replaced by another one. Hair loss occurs when the new hairs are not regenerated and so that after the hair follicle cycle no new hair appears.

Female and male hair loss differs slightly and tichologists say that it is usually caused by different factors. In women hair loss tends to be all over the head in a gradual thinning process. Often hair loss in women is due to stress, hormonal imbalances and certain medications but the good news is that female hair loss that is due to these conditions often clears up and goes away on its own after the causes are removed from the equation.

In men the process is usually not so simple as the majority of men suffer from what is known as male pattern baldness. This condition is hereditary and usually involves the receeding of the hairline as well as a balding patch on the top of the head. Overtime the recceding hairline will meet up with the bald patch at the back and you will begin to look very bald. You can inherit your balding head from both your mother and your father and there is no definite cure for MPB only treatments to prevent it getting worse and to slow it down. In fact Ukmedix warns all of it patients that any organisation that promises complete results is usually bogus and is overstating the facts and there are no immediate cures for hair loss at present.

Minoxidil is used by both men and women as an aid to stop the hair from thinning and comes in the form of a liquid that is applied to your scalp with a pipette. Minoxidil has approval from EU and US health authorities for use in hair loss cases and may start to show results after 3 or 4 months.

The only other drug that is licenced for use by both the EMEA and the FDA is Propecia which contains the active ingredient finasteride which reacts with the DHT found in the scalp of balding men and stops its formation. Propecia must only be used by men as it is very dangerous for a preganant woman to have any contact with the drug as it can harm a foetus. Propecia comes in tablet form and must be taken daily and like minoxidil it may be many months before results are seen.