Andropause and Hair Loss
Monday, March 29th, 2010Often go hand in hand. Imagine clumps of hair down your head, or observing healthy hair, once the collection in the shower, sink. Maybe you run your fingers through your hair and feel thinner. It can be scary and quite frightening. Normally, hair loss is characterized by an imbalance of the male hormone testosterone in the body. Instead of the hair with a healthy dose of testosterone, enzymes break it down into a simpler form called dihydrotestosterone.
An excess of this hormone has the effect of reducing the size of hair follicles that break down and eventually break down hair sporadically. The condition is best associated with hair loss in hyperthyroidism stakeholders andropause. Hyperthyroidism is a by-product of decreasing levels of human growth hormone, which is responsible for regulating our aging process.
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