Well my friend, there are a lot of reasons for your hair loss. There are certain ailments that trigger hair loss as well as a selection of medications that you may have been taking. But with natural hair loss, the culprit is usually genetics. So you may opt to take a look (take a good look) at your parents and uncles, your line of ancestry if possible.
If thinning is in the blood, then be prepared to say 'sayonara' and 'goodbye' to your hair as you age. But before you curse the daylights out of genetics, let us first give some unbiased thought to the hair growth and hair loss phases. You should know what you are up against to be able to have chance of possibly preventing such occurrence, right?
Phase One:
Anagen, the growing stage. Each strand of hair is produced in the interior of a hair bulb rooted deeply in the hair follicle. On most individuals, these follicles are active up until they hit the bucket (of course!). Anyway, the hair growth structure in the Anagen is approximately one centimeter for every month. Unfortunately, this is but a phase, a stage in one's life that will inevitably come to a gradual stop. Again, genetics---the overwhelming perpetrator---dictates the span of time the hair gets to stay in the Anagen stage. This could run anywhere from three to seven years.
Phase Two:
Catagen, the transitory stage. This phase indicates the end of active hair growth. Typically, Catagen lasts between two to four weeks. It may have brought the growing stage into a halt but the hair still receives nourishment.
Phase Three:
Telogen, the shedding stage. This is the last phase in the cycle, which lasts until the fully formed hair is shed. In this process, the hair sheds due to the fact that the next Anagen is about to commence. See here, as your hair sheds, a new one is growing in its place.
Hair loss is but a natural process; a continuous course that should be trekked to grow new ones.
Then there is the common baldness. This is where the hair slowly thins over time. And more often than not, it strikes the male populace particularly the members with a genetic predisposition to such. This is instigated by a condition identified as androgenic alopecia; and men who experienced premature baldness have the tendency to produce high dihydrotesterone (DHT). DHT is a sex hormone that brings about follicular miniaturization, which decreases the width of the hair shaft that renders the hair fragile, and in turn easy to shed and to shake off.
Common baldness comes in many types depending on the severity and where the actual shedding takes place. There is the Alopecia Areata characterized by some hair loss, which occurs gradually. Another is Alopecia Totalis, as the name suggests, total or complete hair loss. The above mentioned types deal with the hairs atop one's head.
The next deals with the hair that envelops the whole body - Alopecia Universalis. Have you ever seen a person devoid of hair from head to toe? If you have, he may be suffering from Alopecia Universalis.
If you are shedding at an alarming rate with a considerable amount, go visit your local physician. Hair loss may be linked to genetics but excessive shedding may be a symptom of a disease.
Darren is an online medical researcher and webmaster of Hair Loss Product. You may be interested in: "Type of Hair Loss" and "How To Find Your Perfect Hair Loss Treatment Products".