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Alopecia in Woman

What is Alopecia ?

In Ireland and beyond the medical condition alopecia causes hair loss on the scalp and other body areas. Many of the clients who come to The Hair Club in Dublin are looking for a wig or hair piece after trying many other options like hair transplants or hair loss lotions and potions that most times simply do not work. There are a number of grants available in Ireland for clients with this condition for up to €500 per year More https://hairclub.ie/blogs/news/hse-wig-grants .  Men and women across Ireland of any age can be affected, however adults are more likely to experience it. Numerous variables, including heredity, hormones, specific drugs, and autoimmune diseases, might contribute to alopecia. Androgenetic alopecia, sometimes referred to as male-pattern baldness or female-pattern baldness is the most prevalent kind of alopecia.



A combination of hereditary and hormonal factors usually contribute to the development of this kind of alopecia. In both men and women, it typically starts with thinning hair and a receding hairline. More hair is lost from the scalp and other parts of the body as the illness worsens. Another kind of alopecia known as alopecia areata results in patchy hair loss on the scalp and other parts of the body. It is believed that this type of alopecia is an autoimmune illness in which the body's immune system unintentionally targets its own hair follicles. Any age group can be affected by alopecia areata, however children and young adults are the most frequently affected. Complete hair loss on the scalp is a symptom of the rare alopecia totalis. Even more uncommonly, alopecia universalis results in total hair loss on the scalp and other regions of the body.

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