3-Oct-11 1:00 PM CST
Research: Loss of Spouse Could Worsen Female Hair Loss
We wanted to alert you to a very good article published recently by WebMD about the important subject of hair loss experienced by women and its potential causes. We encourage you to read the article, "Divorce, Heavy Drinking, Smoking Linked to Hair Loss," written by Brenda Goodman.
As Goodman writes, researchers have found that the second strongest predictor of midline (central) hair loss among women (after genetics) is their marital status, with the loss of a spouse (through either divorce or death) raising the risk for thinning hair above that of married or single women.
The study also found that excessive drinking and/or smoking also appear to boost the risk for hair loss among women. Study author Dr. Bahman Guyuron, chairman of the department of plastic surgery at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, presented the findings from two related studies on Sunday at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons' annual meeting in Denver.
The emerging understanding of female hair loss is something Arocha Hair Restoration has been carefully tracking for many years. In the video below, Dr. Bernardino Arocha of Arocha Hair Restoration discusses female pattern hair loss:
In Dr. Guyuron's first study, the authors focused exclusively on a pool of 84 female identical twins, all of whom completed lifestyle questionnaires, followed by hormone blood level testing and an extensive photo analysis of their hair.
Across the temporal area (near temples) of the head, the team found that the more years a woman had smoked the greater the hair loss. A history of skin conditions also contributed to hair loss in that area, while having just a couple drinks per week actually seemed to reduce the risk.
Hair loss in the coronal area (nearer the top) of the head among women was linked to being diabetic, having some form of skin disease and being a current smoker, while being overweight or obese was associated with lower risk of hair loss.
Guyuron said studies of identical twins can be useful because each twin carries the same genes as the other, ruling out genetic differences as a potential cause for a trait or illness. The findings indicate that female hair loss can also be sparked by excessive sleeping patterns, as well as situations commonly associated with stress such as having multiple children and/or getting married.
Women who drank coffee, used sun protection (such as a hat) and were happily married all faced a lower overall risk for hair loss.
The team's second study similarly looked at hair loss among 66 male identical twins. The results: in addition to smoking and sun exposure, having a history of dandruff also boosted midline hair loss risk, while cumulative sun exposure and a history of cancer elevated risk for both temporal and coronal hair loss.
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