• Heredity

Family history reveals the major cause of hair loss. it usually occurs in a specific pattern with aging, a receding hairline in males and thinning of hair in females. also known as male-pattern baldness or female-pattern baldness.

• Hormonal Changes

An aman6y conditions may lead to permanent or temporary loss of hair like pregnancy, childbirth, thyroid imbalances, menopause. The use of birth control pills may alter the hormonal pattern and lead to hair loss.

• Androgenetic Alopecia

It is another term for male or female pattern baldness.

• Nutritional Deficiencies

Nutrition deficiencies like deficiency of vitamin A, D, C may lead to hair thinning and further loss of hair.

• Pregnancy

Some women can experience hair loss right after childbirth. this is due to a decrease in estrogen levels. This type of hair loss required care to be taken and can be resolved by itself in a year.

• Medications

Hair loss may be represented as a side effect of many medications taken as a treatment for cancer, depression, gout, arthritis, high blood pressure.

• Alopecia Areata

It is a medical condition in which patchy hair loss is observed.

• Certain hairstyles and treatments

Excessive hairstyling or pulling of hair during hairstyle may cause hair loss which is also known as traction alopecia.

A number of factors can increase your risk of hair loss, including;

1. Family history of alopecia i.e. balding, either maternal or paternal families.
2. Age
3. Significant weight loss
4. Certain medical conditions
5. stress