Creator: Suchitra Chari
Keywords: Hair Loss Glossary, Hair Loss, glossary for Hair Loss

Written by Suchitra Chari, M.S. M.Sc.

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD

Last Updated on Nov 08, 2019

Glossary

Hair Follicles: Shafts or openings on the surface of the skin through which hair grows.

Alopecia: Hair loss.

Alopecia Areata: Alopecia Areata is the medical term for hair loss which occurs in patches on the scalp.

Androgens: A family of hormones that promote the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics.

Autoimmunity: The failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts as "self", which results in an immune response against its own cells and tissues, thereby resulting in destruction of its own tissues.

PCO (Polycystic Ovaries): Endocrine disorder characterized by multiple ovarian cysts and menstrual irregularities.

Finasteride: A drug used to reduce the amount of male hormone (testosterone) produced by the body.

Published on Apr 12, 2016
Last Updated on Nov 08, 2019

Comments

clinicspots Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Hie! I am Pranit Urankar, I was going through this good article and I absolutely agree that hair loss is a big problem faced by many people in world right now. Depression, age factor, improper diet are some factors that lead to hair loss or baldness problem, Being a medical counselor my advice would be consulting best hair transplant surgeon, Answer for every hair loss problems.

GrantByrd Thursday, May 28, 2015

Baldness to a much extent is due to genetic and hormonal imbalance.Ofcourse there are treatments to it but I suppose the best would be to go for a hair transplantation.A hair transplantation using the FUT/FUE is the best and newest for hair treatment .The site http://www.theskinandhairclinic.co.uk will give a complete reference and cure to the baldness issue.Its therapy has a long lasting effect which is also worth it.

rachelsjulia Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Very well written article. This post will really helped a lot especially who are going through hair loss.

arnold12 Friday, June 15, 2012

Losing hair is the worst problem a man can face in his life. Stressing out too much can lead to hair loss. Not taking proper care of our hair can also add to losing of hair. There are several remedies available online to deal with hair loss. i may advice to massage the scalp with Coconut oil at least once or twice a week.

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