* St John’s Hospital study shows startling trend * 60 %of all hair loss patients are women

More women are complaining of hair loss than men, doctors say. According to an ongoing study at St John’s Medical College Hospital at Koramangala, more than 60 per cent of patients with complaints of hair loss are women.

The study began about eight years ago and covered around 8,000 patients who visited the Trichology Clinic in the dermatology department of the hospital.

Dr Anil Abraham, head of the dermatology department, said, "In the last couple of years, we are seeing not just more patients coming in with hair problems, but also an increase in the number of women complaining of hair loss."

According to the survey, 75 per cent of all women who came to the clinic with hair loss complaints are working women in the 25-35 age group.

The causes could vary from medical conditions, such as thyroid problems or hormonal imbalances, to poor nutrition, diets, excessive use of hair products, and frequent visits to the parlour. Some medications can also cause balding.

No 1 CAUSE

Stress seems to be the overriding cause going by responses to a questionnaire that was part of the survey.

Work stress, deadlines, commuting, balancing work and family, and domestic worries were some common factors listed by patients. Irregular meals and unreasonable diets also figured on the list.

Dr Abraham says, "Most patients suffer stress in their attempts to be superwomen. Trying to make everyone happy — children, spouse, boss, friends — seems to be taking a toll on their health."

CASE STUDY

A 28-year-old software professional has been suffering severe hair loss for three weeks and fears she could be bald soon.
“My husband makes a face every time we have to clean the bathroom floor of little balls of hair,” she told Bangalore Mirror.

She has been putting in 10 to 12 hours at work every day after some colleagues were laid off. She often left home in the morning without breakfast and had no time for exercise or relaxation.

SUGGESTIONS TO SAVE YOUR HAIR

Never skip breakfast

Eat healthy and nutritious food

Check for thyroid problems and anaemia

Do not overuse hair gels and shampoos

Do yoga, meditate, listen to music

Source : The English Daily Bangalore Mirror dated 04 Mar 2010.

one of the reasons is thyroid problem, though most of the bangaloreans donot know , they are suffering form thyroid disorders
and the syptoms are hair loss, put on weight, palms are getting hard etc etc

and try to avail as much rest (sleep) as possible

and yes good suggestion:: Do not overuse hair gels and shampoos, try using shikakai,rita or soapnut(kunkudukai-telugu)

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-loss/DS00278/DSECTION=causes

My girlfriend had an allergic reaction to her IUD. She eventually broke out in hives…. However, before that she start losing hair-a lot. Turns out her body is just really sensitive to foreign objects.

Otherwise, diet does play a strong role in blood pressure and hair loss. If you aren’t getting enough minerals and vitamins you could have both of those problems. Without knowing anything about your diet I can’t be more specific.

Good luck.

What is your typical diet? What do you eat and how much? Do you take any supplements ie minerals or vitamin?

Your experience and advice would be great!

thanks!

Baldness is something that males suffer from more than women because they’ve got more testosterone.

Your bf could spend a fortune but he’s still bound to lose his hair eventually. The only sure-fire way to stop it happening is to have his hormones tampered with until they’re in the female range and I’m sure that neither you nor he would want that.

Tell him that it’s the most masculine people who go bald and tell him you like the fact that he’s a masculine guy and his baldness shows it to the wider world.