A lot of people are extremely interested in finding out what causes hair loss, particularly among men.
Bald men in denial and condescending women may tell you otherwise, but it is not only a big detriment to one's looks, but also belie other problems that need to be addressed.
Here are the answers to the question "What causes hair loss?" Age Age is the leading cause of hair loss, particularly because it is normal and thus, cannot be prevented or avoided (but it can be treated with medication and/or surgical procedures).
After the age of 30, people start to lose hair regardless of gender, but men tend to lose hair faster than women due to the amount of testosterone in their body.
This is also why pattern baldness at a young age also tend to happen to men more frequently.
Stress It is discussed a lot by people, and is starting to become common knowledge, but nonetheless a proven fact that stress - whether excessive physical or emotional - can cause either telogen effluvium, which is the type of hair loss wherein the hair stops growing and becomes dormant until it falls out, or the alopecia areata, which involves the white blood cells attacking the hair follicle, which is a faster way to lose hair.
Both types of stress-related will go away on their own, but the alopecia areata is more serious and may sometimes require medication.
Hereditary Some people who are under genetic hair loss are going bald not because they are losing excessive amounts of hair, but because they were born with fewer amount of hair that can be used to replace the ones they lose.
This is usually exacerbated by both stress and age-caused baldness.