20 September 2007
Androgenic Alopecia
Androgenic Alopecia, also known as AGA, is responsible for the majority of hair loss cases in middle-aged people of both sexes. It is estimated that this hair loss condition affects about 40 percent of women approaching menopause and more than 50 percent of men in their mid-life. Causes of AGA can be traced to hormones: hair follicles start gradually balding with the increased rate of conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone.
15 September 2007
Alopecia Areata
Alopecia areata is a rare autoimmune disease that affects about 1 per cent of the population in the United States. Alopecia areata can come in various forms, for example, as an oval or round patch of a bald area on the scalp (alopecia monolocularis), or as multiple patches of non-scarring alopecia, which are usually asymptomatic (alopecia multilocularis).
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