Whether you are a man or a woman, a child or an adult, the truth is that you lose hair. If you want proof then take a look at your comb or the hair that has collected near your shower room drain pipe. Get real now. Everybody loses hair and that too, on an everyday basis. However, that is normal hair loss that all of us have to bear with. Nevertheless, what this article discusses is the abnormal hair loss that becomes the reason of embarrassment for so many people across the globe.

The reasons that cause some people to endure abnormal hair loss vary and are most often, subjective.

A very common and in fact, known reason is due to hormonal imbalances. It can be in relation to thyroid or due to the basic male or female hormones going nuts or out of balance. These hormonal changes cause women to lose abnormal amounts of hair after giving birth.

Often people suffer from abnormal hair loss after a few months of suffering from some severe illness or even a major surgery.

Sometimes, certain medications are to be blamed. Some of these medicines are blood thinners or anticoagulants, medications for treating gout, contraceptive pills, chemotherapy as well as some antidepressants.

Consuming vitamin A in excess can also cause hair loss. Sometimes, abnormal hair loss might be an indication of some underlying disease such as diabetes or Lupus that has not been diagnosed.

Hair loss also depends on hair care or hair treatment. If you subject your hair to repeated trauma such as tying up in cornrows or pig tails or even using too tight rollers regularly, then you can expect them to become weak at the roots and fall off.

Using hot oil treatments or even perming your hair over a prolonged period can cause your hair follicle to swell up and hence, cause hair loss.

A more known and common factor that is mainly responsible for male pattern baldness is the genetic factor. It usually begins with a receding hair line and it can cause eventual balding of the top of your head.

A female version of the male hair loss is alopecia. It is characterised by thinning of hair over your entire scalp. Hence, women are able to disguise it or hide it more effectively than men.

Some of the kinds of hair loss are treatable while others cannot be treated. When hair loss is due to medication or hormones then it can be treated by changing the medication or by balancing the hormones. However, other kinds can be a bit difficult to treat.