Understanding Hairloss
Hair loss can begin as early as 17.
How can we begin to lose hair at this age? Testosterone levels are at their highest during this time of life. Researchers suggest the dihydrotestosterone (DHT), an aromatization by-product of testosterone, in hair loss.. DHT fills receptor sites faster and more completely that testosterone. However, what is not commonly appreciated is the fact many boys going through puberty experience tenderness and enlargement of breast tissue. This condition goes away as testosterone levels decrease with age. However, pseudo-estrogen (environmental pollutants that are also known as estrogen mimics) constantly bombards the body and has a rising impact with age. They are probably why hair loss is now occurring as earlier ages and is more progressive.
Hair Loss Between the Ages of & 45
An interesting physiological phenomenon occurs at this age range. Aromatization of testosterone begins to more commonly take the pathway leading to estradiol (a female hormone).
An intriguing observation noted by dermatologists in the last 20 or so years is the dramatic increase in thinning hair among women. Even more interesting is the fact that this syndrome is becoming a serious problem for women over the age of 25 in the industrialized regions of Asia. This particularly striking, as Asian women are not known for losing their hair at any age.
Why Might This Be Happening
Women's hair loss is vastly different than that of men. Men generally experience patterned baldness, while women experience diffused thinning. The presence of pseudo-estrogen has a more profound effect on women because they require estrogen as their sex hormone for normal function. Pseudo-estrogens fill receptor sites faster and have a tighter fit than estrogen itself. The end result is an artificially engineered estrogen deficiency.
In women this results in hair loss to inhibition of progesterone secretion - as well as inability of progesterone to fill receptor sites occupied by pseaudo-estrogens. Progesterone is vital in women for normal hair growth and prevention of hair loss. There have been studies, which show that topical anti-estrogen treatments can help and that a number of naturally occurring fragrance compositions successfully oppose pseudo-estrogens are very difficult to remove from the scalp skin without specialized cleansers, but most of the problems associated with these pollutants can be eliminated.
Hair Loss Between the Ages of & 45
An interesting physiological phenomenon occurs at this age range. Aromatization of testosterone begins to more commonly take the pathway leading to estradiol (a female hormone).
An intriguing observation noted by dermatologists in the last 20 or so years is the dramatic increase in thinning hair among women. Even more interesting is the fact that this syndrome is becoming a serious problem for women over the age of 25 in the industrialized regions of Asia. This particularly striking, as Asian women are not known for losing their hair at any age.
Why Might This Be Happening
Women's hair loss is vastly different than that of men. Men generally experience patterned baldness, while women experience diffused thinning. The presence of pseudo-estrogen has a more profound effect on women because they require estrogen as their sex hormone for normal function. Pseudo-estrogens fill receptor sites faster and have a tighter fit than estrogen itself. The end result is an artificially engineered estrogen deficiency.
In women this results in hair loss to inhibition of progesterone secretion - as well as inability of progesterone to fill receptor sites occupied by pseaudo-estrogens. Progesterone is vital in women for normal hair growth and prevention of hair loss. There have been studies, which show that topical anti-estrogen treatments can help and that a number of naturally occurring fragrance compositions successfully oppose pseudo-estrogens are very difficult to remove from the scalp skin without specialized cleansers, but most of the problems associated with these pollutants can be eliminated.