Causes of hair loss

If you’ve been under a lot of stress for a long time, have symptoms of exhaustion, or have been through physical or psychological trauma, your body often reacts by shutting down hair production.

However, the hair remains on the head during the stressful period. Therefore, it is difficult to make the connection to the stressful period itself. Up to 6 months after the hair has been put into a resting phase, it falls off and then you can lose a lot of hair in a short time.

There are many hair diseases that lead to hair loss, bald patches on the head and thinning hair – some diseases are easy to cure, while others can only be slowed down as there is no permanent cure.

Here we have gathered information about some of the most common hair diseases linked to hair loss, what they mean and what you can do about them.

The thyroid gland is a small gland located at the front of the throat. It is one of the body’s most important glands and has a major impact on the body’s general condition, including the quality of hair and skin.

Through the production of the hormones T-3 and T-4, the thyroid gland controls important bodily functions such as metabolism, calorie burning, body temperature and heart rate.

Thyroid problems affect women far more often than men.

In women, iron deficiency is often a cause of hair loss. Usually this is due to an overly unbalanced diet or heavy menstrual periods. However, men may also lose hair due to iron deficiency. If iron deficiency is suspected, we can check it at the clinic and you will get an answer within a few days.

However, relatively few people in Sweden suffer from hair loss or thinning hair due to iron deficiency. The vast majority of people eat good enough food not to suffer from severe deficiencies that can cause hair loss. However, people with eating disorders or extreme diets can be negatively affected, and not just in terms of hair.

Some medications affect hair growth. Cancer drugs have a strong effect on hair growth. Some cancer treatments wipe out everything in the body because they can’t distinguish between cancer cells and healthy cells well enough.

Other medications that can cause hair loss include certain types of antibiotics, anticoagulants, antidepressants and acne medications that contain vitamin A.