Women Lose Hair Post Divorce; Men Don't
Hair loss can occur due to several reasons. While heredity is considered as the major cause for hair loss in men and women, recent studies also point out external factors like stress, climate conditions and lifestyle changes as the probable causes of hair loss.
A recent study conducted by Case Western Reserve School of Medicine found that women suffering from the death of her partner or facing divorce are more vulnerable to hair loss. The problem aggravates as they grow older, indicating that women are not able to cope up with the stress caused due to a failed marriage.
To make the situation worse, women also suffer hair loss post menopause, mainly due to the change in hormonal pattern in their body. Though menopause-induced hair loss is considered normal, the intensity of hair loss is much higher than a normal human being. Both factors, when combined, can be devastating.
Dr Bahman Guyuron, chairman of the department of plastic surgery at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, confirms the study findings point to the stress factor in women. The study also mentioned other factors like child birth that could possibly induce thin hair line in married women.
Studies also reveal that hair loss in unmarried women is less compared to that in married women of the same age group and having almost similar physiological makeup.
Apart from stress and genetics, lifestyle habits like excessive drinking and smoking could contribute to hair loss in women. The study was conduced on 84 female identical twins, who completed lifestyle questionnaires, had hormone blood level testing and extensive photo analysis of their hair.
The researchers also found that women who drank coffee, used sun protection and were happily married had a lower overall risk of any hair loss.
Meanwhile the study reveals that divorce doesn’t have an impact on men’s hairlines, but both genders were are at risk if they smoked or drank excessively.
Ironically, a recent blog argues the opposite side of the issue: men gain hair post divorce.
"Women can be happily married but not men," said a California based IT expert James Hangman, the blog said.
Jacky Fernandes, a road side singer was quoted in the blog saying, "I am astonished by the findings of the study. They are totally biased and don't consider feelings of the male community." According to him, the study is biased as it does not talk about the problem for a husband caused by tremendous stress and headache created by his wife during the period of marriage and sudden improvement of the health of his hair post divorce.
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