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| courtesy of hairloss.org |
Do you ever wonder why
you change moods or are hungry at certain times of the day? No, it’s not always
your mind doing all these things, sometimes it’s your hormones. Hormones are
important chemical messengers in our body that stimulate action.According to
the Hormone Health Network, “Hormones are chemical messengers that control the
major bodily functions, from simple basic needs like hunger to complex systems
like reproduction, and even the emotions and mood.”
Our body keeps our
hormones balanced. Any type of change can cause a hormonal imbalance. A
hormonal imbalance typically indicates an increase in androgens, a male sex
hormone such as testosterone. Testosterone is one of the main androgens in the
human body. It’s the male sex hormone that is responsible for puberty and
initiating facial and body hair. All women carry a small percentage of this
hormone to produce hair around their body, such as their under arms, legs, arms
and private areas, but very rarely on their face.
An excess amount of
testosterone can cause abnormal changes like hair loss. These changes affect
both men and women differently. Here are four main causes of hair loss due to a
hormonal imbalance.
1.
High levels of Dihydrotestosterone - When there are high levels of testosterone in our
bodies, they convert to the androgen dihydrotestosterone or DHT. DHT attaches
itself to the receptors in the hair follicle, shrinking the hair follicle to a
miniature state. In this phase, hair follicles become very weak where they
can’t grow and aren’t able to grow new hairs.
2.
Androgenetic Alopecia - Androgenetic Alopecia follows the similar concept
of DHT, where there are high levels of androgens in our body. However, it can
be caused by other things as well, such as birth control pills highly
concentrated with androgens, pregnancy, menopause and polycystic ovarian
syndrome.
3.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - According to WomensHealth.gov,
“Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS is a common health
problem caused by an imbalance of reproductive hormones. The hormonal imbalance
creates problems, mainly cysts, in the ovaries.” PCOS increases levels of DHT
causing thinning hair to female pattern baldness.
4.
Thyroid Disorders –
The thyroid is a gland in charge of controlling your body’s metabolism.
According to WebMD.com,
“It produces hormones that control the speed of your metabolism -- the system that
helps the body use energy. Thyroid disorders, such as stress, can cause an
individual’s thyroid hormone levels to increase or decrease, causing hair loss.
If you’re concerned
about your hair loss, your best bet is to get analyzed early to see if you are experiencing
hormonal hair loss and what treatments will help.
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