What causes hair loss?

Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) is a genetic trait. It’s called Androgenetic Alopecia. It’s inherited from your family. If the men in your family are showing a bald spot on the crown, it’s likely you will too.

This is an issue men have been dealing with for centuries. According to legend, Julius Caesar invented the laurel leaf wreath to cover his receding hairline.

Too bad Julius didn’t have access to Provillus in the days of the Roman Empire.

MPB results from genetic traits, and hormonal causes. Provillus can’t change your genetic history, but it can help with the hormonal causes.

DHT is the hormone involved in hair loss

DHT (dihydrotestostrone) is derived from androgen, a male hormone. As the androgen circulates through the bloodstream, it is converted to DHT by the enzyme, 5-alpha reductase. DHT tends to bind to hair follicle receptors,
causing the follicles to sprout thinner and thinner hairs until nothing regrows, and the follicles eventually wither away.

The life cycle of normal hair growth

Normally, hair has three phases of growth:

  • Anagen – The growth phase, lasts for two to six years. Usually 90% of the hair is in growth phase.
  • Catagen -- A transient phase lasting a few weeks. The hair becomes thinner and the follicle starts shrinking.
  • Telogen – The thinned hairs fall off to make way for new hair. This lasts for two to four months.

When excess DHT is in the bloodstream, it shortens the Anagen, or growth phase, and causes premature shrinkage of the follicles. Because the DHT is bound to the follicle, often the hair will not re-grow normally.


Provillus helps block DHT from strangling your hair follicles.

Minoxidil, the ingredient clinically proven, and approved by the FDA for re-growing your hair, inhibits DHT. This powerful active ingredient works in your hair follicles.

We add a nourishing blend of natural herbs and minerals to the formula for men. These herbs and minerals support and provide nourishment to nourish your scalp and hair.

Learn More...

Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Many Causes of Women's Hair Loss

By Eric Huff


Why men experience hair loss is well known and understood. Women are just as susceptible to hair loss as men. It is believed by some researchers that women can be even more prone to hair loss. What could be the reason for less attention being devoted to women's hair loss? We cannot provide a good answer for that. What we do have for you are a few of the major reasons that women lose their hair. This article will give you that, so please continue with it and you'll know more about it.

The thyroid can undergo disorders that will severely affect the ability for a woman to grow hair. There's a whole range of thyroid conditions that affect women in a variety of ways. For the thyroid gland, cancer and Hashimoto's disease are easily recognized diseases. The important point about hair loss in women is that it's often one of the symptoms of "possible" thyroid disorder. So if you are a woman who notices that her hair is suddenly thinning, you should make an appointment to have your doctor check out your thyroid.

It's no wonder with all the incredible changes occurring during pregnancy that a woman's hair is also greatly affected. Some women lose hair faster than normal and others will grow it faster than normal. The 'lucky' women who grew all that hair will lose it fairly quickly after the baby is born.

Women's hair loss doesn't get nearly as much documentation as the hair loss that men suffer through. But we do know that women have hair loss, thinning, or restrained growth, and there are different reasons for those conditions.

Menopause has the distinction of causing hair loss in a huge majority of cases with women. There are numerous changes that occur when menopause hits, and hair loss is among them. In fact, a woman loses more hair through shedding and other problems after she goes through menopause than she typically does beforehand. This is because her estrogen levels drop and her hormones go out of whack. But unfortunately, a woman's hair cannot be made to replace what has been lost through hormonal replacement therapy. There could be other options that you may be interested in, so speak with your family doctor. There is no doubt that women's hair loss is not viewed in the same way as it is for men. The sad part is that the same numbers of women have hair loss as do men. These are just a few of the reasons that a woman might suffer from hair loss or hair thinning. There are others, of course, but these are some of the most recognizable reasons that women lose their hair.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment