Stress Related Hair Disorders

Women with scarring alopecia have a lower quality of life and more anxiety and depression than those with non-scarring alopecia.

The document concludes that female pattern baldness involves hair thinning, is classified differently than in men, and is assessed using the Ludwig classification. It also explains the hair growth cycle stages.

New treatments and early diagnosis methods for permanent hair loss due to scar tissue are important for managing its psychological effects.

Chemotherapy often causes temporary hair loss, which is distressing and needs better treatment and support.

New understanding of the causes of primary cicatricial alopecia has led to better diagnosis and potential new treatments.

Scalp cooling can prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss, and certain treatments can speed up hair regrowth, but more research is needed for better treatments.

Stress hormones and autoimmune reactions can cause hair loss.

Alopecia areata seriously lowers quality of life, especially affecting self-image, mental health, and social life.

Chemotherapy often causes hair loss, which is distressing for many, but usually reversible.

Different hair growth problems are caused by genetic issues or changes in hair growth cycles, and new treatments are being developed.

The most common causes of hair loss in children in South-East Nigeria are fungal infections and alopecia areata.

At least 87% of Indian men experience hair loss, with type II being most common and severity increasing with age.

Chemotherapy often causes patterned hair loss, with some scalp areas more resistant to hair loss than others.

No treatment fully prevents hair loss from chemotherapy yet.

Some drugs can cause hair loss, excessive growth, or color changes, often reversible but sometimes permanent.

Older female squirrel monkeys often experience a type of hair loss similar to chronic telogen effluvium in humans.

As people age, their hair follicles produce less pigment, leading to gray and white hair, due to factors like reduced enzyme activity and damage to melanocyte DNA.

Minoxidil helps prevent stress-caused hair loss in mice.

Telogen effluvium is a common type of hair loss that can resolve on its own or become chronic, with treatment depending on early diagnosis.

Stress can cause hair loss by negatively affecting hair follicles and this effect might be reversed with specific treatments.

Finasteride helps manage male hair loss, but realistic expectations and support are crucial.

Minoxidil and finasteride treat hair loss; more research needed for other options.

Hair loss greatly affects women's mental health and appearance satisfaction.

Topical calcitriol-analogs can reduce hair loss caused by chemotherapy.

Insulin or IGF-I is needed for hair growth in newborn mice, while minoxidil helps adult mouse hair grow, suggesting a way to study human hair loss.

Middle-aged women with chronic telogen effluvium experience increased hair shedding but usually don't get significantly thinner hair.

Alopecia areata is likely caused by a combination of genetic factors and immune system dysfunction, and may represent different diseases with various causes.

Chronic Telogen Effluvium is a hair loss condition in middle-aged women that usually doesn't lead to complete baldness.

The cause of alopecia areata is likely a mix of genetics, immune system issues, and environmental factors, with more research needed to understand it fully.

Minoxidil sulfate stimulates hair growth.

Minoxidil prolongs cell life, slows aging, and may produce longer hairs.

Minoxidil helped bald patient regrow hair.