Hair loss is something that many people go through, especially as they age. Sometimes it even happens to younger people before they know it. It can be very upsetting and cause aggravation. For some people, it happens all too quickly and they have a hard time accepting the fact that they’re going bald. While age is the most common factor, some lose hair from stress, hormonal changes, testosterone problems, etc.

Men and women alike can experience thinning hair. For women, the hair thins all around the head rather than the hairline. Sometimes they don’t even notice anything until they start seeing more hair than usual their hairbrushes and combs. The shower drain may even become clogged up due to hair falling out from washing.

For men, the receding begins at the hairline. As a result of hair loss, men can become bald at the top. If the thinning continues around the back of the head, a man can become completely bald. It is very noticeable, and can give men low confidence and self esteem. They will seek out advice and treatment wherever they can find it, and there are many different products out there that supposedly treat thinning hair.

While there are many wigs, weaves, and hair extensions on the market, some people want more. Some want their real hair back, although treatments can take a long time to work. There are always hair transplants, which involves taking hair from one part of the head and moved to the thinning areas. Still, this procedure is too expensive for some, and they have no other choice but to seek hair loss treatment in the form of herbs, supplements, special shampoos, or pills.

Rogaine is one well known product for men, and Propecia for women. However, pregnant women need to stay away from Propecia because it can harm male babies. Natural supplements are formulas that can include Vitamin A, B, C, and E, as well as natural herbs such as saw palmetto and horsetail. Many prefer natural hair loss treatments rather than chemical or surgical.

There are precautions one can take in order to avoid hair loss altogether. For one thing, it’s always a good idea to try to avoid stressful situations. Stress is one of the leading causes, after aging, of thinning hair. A good, nutritious diet can also help keep hair think and healthy. And, although many people don’t realize it, it *IS* possible to wash hair too often, as it can cause hair to become brittle, and the more brittle hair is, the more it will break and fall out.

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Caitlina Fuller is a freelance writer. Men and women alike can experience thinning hair. For women, the hair thins all around the head rather than the hairline. For men, the receding begins at the hairline. As a result of hair loss, men can become bald at the top. If the thinning continues around the back of the head, a man can become completely bald.

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Four years ago I would go out to a night club and wear one of my favorite shirts and nicely pressed slacks and I would be told that I looked forty years old. It was very hard to take as I had just turned 36. I would go on to hear this kind of talk a lot around this time.

I moved to a new area and when I would go out, I would always get funny looks and reactions. I’ve always been an independent person so I didn’t mind going out to a local establishment alone but I was always friendly and had some kind of magnetism that seemed to always attract people.

Now don’t get me wrong. I’m just an average looking guy. I am tall and have always stayed in good shape and have always had a friendly and good sense of humor. Because I’m a bigger guy, people seem to make friends with me as I may make them feel comfortable. This is how it had always been since I was twenty years old. However, it wasn’t happening anymore. Inside I was still the same sarcastic, humorous and friendly person but on the outside I must have appeared to look like a loner or a psycho-serial killer.

I have never went out of my way to make new friends. However, occasionally when you would just come across people I was getting negative reactions. I knew that there was nothing at all different about me except for one thing. I was still big and had a good body, I was still tan, I still had nice, clean white teeth. I still wore brand new expensive shirts. The only thing that had changed was my hair. It was thinning and looked miniaturized and it was very apparent.

I knew that this was my only draw back but I really didn’t know what to do about it. I always made a good living and the thought of hair transplants was totally out of the question. I thought about just shaving it as it seemed “that look” was becoming more common. But I could just never come to do it as I always had this thought in my mind that there was a solution.

I bought a bottle of Propecia and for some reason I kept it in my medicine cabinet for about 6 months. I think that I was scared to take it. Everything that I had read seemed to imply that there were too many side effects. At the time, I hadn’t began to do any real research.

So I just hung in there and decided to start scouring the internet and do as much research as possible. I went to the discussion forums and I started to listen to a radio talk show about hair loss. The more that I researched, I started to realize that I must take the Propecia right away or my hair is going to start looking worse.

Even though I was still a little nervous I finally made a decision and I just went for it. I went to a Dermatologist and requested a prescription and he agreed that my hair was miniaturized and he felt that I would be a perfect candidate for Propecia. I had read in these forums that others were experimenting with this “big three” regimen and when I decided to get the prescription for the propecia, I would also start on the other two products as well. My plan was to give myself one full year of taking the three products and I would pray that the routine would work. After ninety days I was starting to see progress. As each month went by I would tell myself that I’m at 15% and now I’m at 20% and so on. Now that I look back, I see that I was being way too conservative. When I thought that I was at 50% of the way there and on the road to recovery, I was probably really only at 20%. I still had another 80% of improvement to go. As some people would say, I hadn’t even “scratched the surface”

After almost three years of this regimen I must say that I am very happy and that my results are definitely better then expected. I was a guy who had obvious hair loss to anybody that knew me or not. Now I’m a guy that still has a little frontal recession and still a little thinning in the crown and for the most part has a significant amount of hair.

I went out to a local establishment recently and a 27 year old guy talked to me for about an hour and he told me that he was 27 and that I’m “what 32,33?” I said try 39. He said “really, wow you actually look about 32 and you seem like a 32 year old” Of course the first thing that comes to your mind is that he was just trying to be nice and just complementing me. But I really believe that he was sincere as I have been getting a lot of this kind of treatment for the past year.

I can go out now and I have that magnetism again where people want to know me or talk to me instead of looking at me like I’m some crazy man. I still wear the nice shirts, I still work out and my body still looks as good as it did when I was 36, my teeth are still nice and white and I still look tan. The only thing that is different is my hair. It doesn’t look thin and miniaturized anymore. It looks like a normal full head of hair.

I truly believe that the way your hair looks tells a lot about a person’s age. The hair is the frame for your face and I must say I know that my hair looks 10 times better today then it did back when I was 36. You would think that since I have androgenic alopecia that my hair would look thinner and worse each year.

Actually the reverse has happened for me and time is actually on my side instead of against me because I have reversed the progression of my hair loss. Instead of having a higher level of DHT in my scalp miniaturizing my existing hair follicles, I take finasteride, better known as Propecia. Finasteride has been proven to block Type II 5 alpha reductace, the enzhyme that converts testosterone to DHT.

Although Propecia is the main player of The Big Three, there are still two other products that I feel must be taken. The three products taken together seem to work in a synergistic manner. Propecia does its thing, minoxidil has its role and nizoral also plays a key part. However, one plus one plus one equals four as far as the overall effect of the treatments. Nizoral makes Minoxidil more effective and Mixoxidil works better when taking propecia.

I have been taking the Big Three now for almost three years and I must say the regimen has really changed my life.

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A lot of women actually experience thinning hair loss and don’t even know it. That’s why noticing the condition only when it has gone too far may lead to feelings of worry, shock and confusion. It should therefore be part of every approach to women’s health to at least give some basic information about hair fall in females. Here are some of the top facts every woman should know:

#1- Thinning characterizes most cases of female pattern balding.

Both men and women may experience hair thinning. In most balding men however, thinning will eventually progress to full bald scalp areas. For most women who have hair loss conditions, this is just about as far as it goes. Women rarely ever go completely bald or suffer from bald patches. Females who do have full, bald areas may be suffering from an autoimmune disorder or may have the kind of balding caused by tight hairstyles.

#2- Numerous factors are involved in hair thinning in women.

Just as in men, hair fall in women may be influenced by hormone levels. In females, estrogen levels may sometimes drop, thus enabling dihydrotestosterone, a male hormone present in some levels in women to shrink hair follicles. This is why falling hair may be experienced after pregnancy or during menopause. These are stages in which hormonal shifts may occur.

This is only half of the story though. Individuals with thin hair may also be affected by other factors. These include genetic predisposition, severe illness, stress and lack of proper nutrition.

#3- There is no absolute cure for it.

Recent research, clinic procedures and a host of topical products seem to offer hope. It is important to immediately understand though that as of this writing, there is no absolute cure yet for hair loss in both genders. At the most, real effective and tested procedures can only go so far as to produce mild to moderate results. This fact alone should put you on the lookout for products that claim to be able to provide outstanding results.

#4- It’s important to ask a doctor’s opinion.

As mentioned, there is more to the female hair condition than meets the eye. If you want to be certain about your overall health condition and your treatment of choice, you had better consult a doctor. A licensed medical practitioner will be able to rule out underlying medical conditions and recommend treatment options that are safe for you to take considering your gender, general health, age and condition.

Thinning hair loss in women may seem like a disaster. It is however, definitely not the worst that can ever happen to you. Read more facts about this condition to find out what you should do.

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