Generally it is thought that baldness is associated with a genetic link from the mother's side of the family. So if a mother's father was bald then her son is likely to go bald. This was only discovered a few years ago. Until then people had thought that if the father were bald the son would also go bald.
Various theories used to be expounded, such as poor diet, a stressful lifestyle etc would all cause baldness. Some people used to think that it was a circulatory problem and that massaging the head would help prevent hair loss (in fact it may actually have speeded up the process).
Some women may also experience baldness or extreme thinning of the hair. This can be caused by chemotherapy or medication/stress, but sometimes after the menopause women experience hair loss. This is due to the hormonal fluctuations which occur during the menopause.
Various theories used to be expounded, such as poor diet, a stressful lifestyle etc would all cause baldness. Some people used to think that it was a circulatory problem and that massaging the head would help prevent hair loss (in fact it may actually have speeded up the process).
Some women may also experience baldness or extreme thinning of the hair. This can be caused by chemotherapy or medication/stress, but sometimes after the menopause women experience hair loss. This is due to the hormonal fluctuations which occur during the menopause.
