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The prospect of hair loss will not be overwhelming for anyone. However, hundreds of thousands of people have faced this problem, and forty percent of them are women.Hair loss in men and women often causes emotional stress and a lack of self-confidence. But before spending money on a treatment or hair transplant, it is helpful to know how to measure hair loss in order to figure out if you are suffering from excess hair loss or not. Also, if you start treatment, quantifying the amount of hair loss will help you know if the treatment is producing the desired results.

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1. 1 Learn all you can about hair growth and loss. Some people naturally have less hair than others. Understanding the genetic makeup of your hair will help determine if you need a hair loss measurement or not.
   • It is important to understand that hair loss in men and women occurs in different patterns and has different causes. Causes such as stress, medication, and chronic illnesses such as lupus can be common to men and women. However, hair loss in men is usually genetically determined. And in women, this is often caused by hormonal imbalances. It can occur after pregnancy, during menopause, or as a result of low secretion of thyroid hormones. Doctors recommend additional therapy in cases where the body cannot restore hormonal balance on its own.
   • Hair color determines the amount of hair. People with blond hair typically have about 140,000 hairs on their heads. Brunettes have an average of 105 thousand hairs. Red-haired people - about 90 thousand.
   • After the hair follicles stop developing at the end of puberty, the natural life cycle of hair proceeds in three stages: a growth phase, which can last up to five years, a transition phase, and a rest phase, after which hair naturally falls out. This is why even people with healthy hair growth lose fifty to one hundred hairs a day.
2. 2 Count the amount of hair that has fallen out per day. And if it is too difficult or takes a long time, estimate the amount by eye. Also count the hair that you lose while washing and brushing. And also those that fall on clothes during the day and a pillow at night. If the number is about 100 or more, you are losing too much hair.
3. 3 Use the Ludwig scale if you are a woman or the Norwood scale if you are a man to measure hair loss. Both scales provide a visual grading of hair loss. It takes place in several stages. The location of hair loss and how far from the natural hairline the hair now grows determines which stage it belongs to.
   • For women, reducing the amount of hair in the central part of the head is the first step. If hair continues to fall out and the amount of hair on the sides and front of the head begins to decrease (hair loss up to fifty percent), this is the second stage. If hair loss continues, this is stage three. With almost all hair loss, you move into the fourth stage.
   • In men, the stages of development of baldness are different. It starts with minimal hair loss in the front of the head in the first stage and progresses to a noticeable loss of hair on the crown, forehead and temples in the second and third stages. It all ends with severe hair loss and almost complete baldness in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh stages.
4. 4 Talk to your doctor about the best treatment for hair loss. Your doctor will be able to determine if a lifestyle change, such as a healthy diet or stress reduction, will help you. Or perhaps you need hormone therapy and specialized hair loss treatments.