Various causes of baldness

Baldness( alopecia) may occurr for several reasons. These will be discussed here.

1. Nerves or stress related conditions - Some individuals may undergo various situations
that may cause the body to be under tremendous stress. In some individuals this may
result in hair loss or baldness. It is not certain if this may also play a part in what has been labelled male pattern baldness.

2. Infectious Diseases---- It has been documented that some individuals have experience hair loss or baldness after being exposed to certain infections in the body.

3. Hereditary factors---- There have been studies done that has proven that baldness is far more common in males than females; hence the term male pattern baldness has been coined.
This is also proof that the allele that can cause baldness can be passed on to the male offspring from the mother. This allele will manifest itself more often in the male as opposed to a female offspring because of the genotype of the female. The male possess the genotype XY and the female the genotype XX. It is believed that the X chromosome carries the gene for male pattern baldness therefore making the male offspring a carrier which will also manifest the gene for baldness quicker than his female sibling.

4. Environment Factors and Baldness--- There are known cases of people who have been exposed to chemicals and have experienced hair loss. It is not certain if this can be linked to what has been termed male pattern baldness but studies have indicated that chemical have been linked to baldness in various organisms. Cases have been documented that have listed the exposure to certain drugs and compounds as sources that will cause baldness and or loss of hair in humans and some other organisms.