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Hair Loss and what you can do to take control of the situation

When women enter the stage of menopause many changes to their bodies happen. What we will concentrate on here is the thinning and balding experience that some women will encounter as they enter menopause. The causes of menopausal hair loss range from a change in the hormonal balance to interrupted thyroidal function. In addition to these natural changes, sometimes additional stress, lack of proper sleep, medication or even normal age related issues caused by the menopause also contribute to hair loss.

Without getting into too many details about the names of hormones, menopause is characterized by the slowing and eventual stop in ovulation. This slowing and stop of ovulation causes havoc on your body’s production of hormones and until the body gets used to it over a few months or years it is a very scary time for women where a myriad of things can happen including hair loss. This havoc that it causes in more instances than not will lower the thyroid function of the menopausal woman which amongst many things is  directly linked to hair loss. Other hormones such as androstenedione which are created to replace the diminishing estrogen are also directly linked to hair loss. The upside is that these fluctuations in hormones will eventually stabilize so any lost hair will eventually return.

It should be noted that with age comes a natural thinning of hair. Sometimes ladies mistake the natural thinning with hair loss that is caused by menopause. Although men exhibit a much greater tendency of loosing their hair when getting older women are not spared. Depending on your genes your hair loss can come in many different styles and varying amounts. It pays to properly determine that your hair loss is due to menopause and isn’t due to the normal aging process.

Sometimes the medication taken to ease the symptoms of menopause can also be the cause of hair loss. The problem is that it takes anywhere from 3 to 6 months before the affects of the drug are realized in the form of hair loss. Medication such as anti-depressants, blood thinners and even some vitamins can cause the hair loss. If you are still trying to diagnose the cause of the hair loss it pays to ask yourself if you have changed to any medication over the last 3 to 6 months.

If you have already confirmed that you are experiencing hair loss due to menopause through either a doctor’s blood test or other professional methods then you can proceed to treat the condition so you don’t loose any more hair than it is necessary. The first thing to do is to put as little pressure or stress on your hair as possible. This means letting the scalp breathe and not tying up your hair too tight. A little known fact is that scalp stimulation using rounded end brushes work very well to help stimulate the growth of new hair. Avoid using any combs that may tug on the hair. You must also use milder shampoos and be careful while drying your hair

In all loosing hair can be a stressful event especially if you are a female and have always loved your long lush hair. Rest well in knowing that menopausal hair loss will almost always abide when your hormone levels normalize.