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 一般認為頭髮稀疏及脫髮等多為男性的問題，然而脫髮並非男性專利，婦女也一樣會出現這種現象。美國Wake Forest 大學醫學院皮膚科副教授Amy McMichael表示：「大約五成50歲以上婦女至少出現輕微脫髮現象」。 Mount Sinai 大學醫學院皮膚科臨床教授Nelson Lee Novick認為：「男性和女性脫髮均可能與遺傳基因有關，可能是遺傳了父親或母親任何一方的家族基因。」女性在更年期前因有足夠雌激素分泌，能抑制睪甾酮過高引起的脫髮現象，所以女性脫髮比較罕見。不過，更年期以後女性雌激素水平不斷下降，男性激素相對增加，有可能出現脫髮。」 此外，壓力、分娩、患病、頭皮真菌或细菌感染、癌症治療、服用某些處方藥物甚至過緊的髮型和缺乏營養等都可造成不同類型的脫髮問題。因此一些營養補充劑或許能改善某些脫髮煩惱。 膳食中鐵質和蛋白質吸收不足可導致脫髮，建議均衡飲食，選擇雞、魚、大豆或牛奶等食物。維持秀髮濃密健康也需要維他命C、B6、B12和生物素等。比較簡單的是選擇一些以護養髮質為主的維他礦物配方。 Although we typically think of thinning hair as a male dilemma, this condition is also common in women. “Approximately 50 percent of women over 50 have at least mild female pattern hair loss,” says Amy McMichael, MD, associate professor of dermatology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. “Both male and female pattern hair loss are genetically related, and hair loss may be inherited from either the mother’s or father’s side of the family,” says Nelson Lee Novick, MD, FACP, FAACS, clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Prior to menopause, women have enough estrogen to block the effects of the testosterone that can lead to female pattern alopecia. After menopause, when estrogen levels decline in women, they experience a relative increase in male hormones, and hence any genetic predisposition to hair loss is more likely to appear.” Severe stress, childbirth, illness, fungal or bacterial infections of the scalp, cancer treatments, certain prescription drugs, tight hairstyles, and nutritional deficiencies can also contribute to different types of hair loss. So it’s helpful to take nutritional supplements to help relieve the nutritional factors that might be at work. Since insufficient iron and inadequate protein can cause hair loss, eating a well-balanced diet with chicken, fish, soy, or milk is wise. Hair also needs vitamins C, B6, B12, and biotin to be thick and healthy. If you think you may be low in these vitamins, look for a supplement especially formulated for hair.
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