HAIR LOSS: CAUSES AND PATHOLOGY

There are many diseases in which one of the main symptoms is hair loss. Hair loss inmedical terms is called "Alopecia". Many reasons can cause alopecia. Hair loss can bedue to nutritional factors, genetic problems, metals toxicity, and body inflammation.Hormonal changes in the body can also lead to a loss of hair. Physiology and stages ofreproduction of hair in humans are also discussed. There are three stages in the processof the hair reproduction cycle. Many factors can be responsible for the disruption of hair,and stress is one of them. A hair pulling test should be done to check the quality of hair.Doctors prescribe the medication and treatment according to the cause of the hair loss. Ifthe hair loss is due to nutritional changes, proper diet and supplements should be taken toreduce the hair loss. A clinical evaluation of a patient with hair loss is important toconclude. Doctors should keep themselves refreshed with the new advances in treatment.Age factor is one of the primary reasons for hair color changes and hair loss.Trichotillomania and traction alopecia are the two types of self-inflicted hair loss thatinvolve pulling the hair and heat, worsening hair condition using hair straighteners,respectively.