Alopecia causes hair loss in different parts of the body and it does so in different ways. Here we explain the difference between alopecia androgenetic and alopecia areata.
Alopecia androgenetic
This is a relatively common condition in both men and women, often referred to as ‘pattern baldness’. It can lead to complete baldness in men, but this is much less likely in women who will ordinarily experience general hair thinning over their entire head.
Alopecia androgenetic in men can be caused by coronary heart disease or enlargement of the prostate, while in women, a hormonal imbalance known as polycystic ovary syndrome is often the cause.
Alopecia areata
This condition tends to manifest itself in patches of hair loss. They are generally round and ordinarily on the head, although they can appear in other parts of the body.
Alopecia areata is an auto-immune disorder, which means that your body’s immune system is treating your hair follicles as if they are foreign bodies, attacking them. It does not kill the hair follicles however, merely hampering hair growth, so hair can grow back eventually.
there are also many other forms of hairloss i have had full body hair loss and i have had no diagnosis after seeing many specialists and numerous biopsies they admit they havent a clue what is causing my hairloss