Sentences with phrase «follicles causing»

Androgenetic alopecia is a hereditary hair disorder that shrinks the hair follicles causing thinner hair and eventually results in hair loss.

Consistent threading damages hair follicles causing erratic re-growth.

According to Dr. Lenzy, the No. 1 cause of hair loss in African - American women is a condition called central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), a disorder in which inflammation and destruction of hair follicles causes scarring and permanent hair loss.

On the other hand, clipper cutting a terrier's coat can cause the dead hair to become jammed in the follicle causing irritation, swelling, bumps, sores and sometimes pustules, Bowen said.

When dogs are suffering from a health condition that impairs the functions of their immune system, the bacteria that are normally found on the skin, invade the hair follicle causing pain and inflammation.

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The main factor that causes acne is the dead skin that mixes with excess oil and blocks the hair follicles in the skin.

The white blood cells produce an enzyme that destroys the surface of the follicle allowing the bacteria to enter the skin layer causing inflammation of the skin.

It strips the hair and follicle of healthy oils and also can cause more hair to be lost during the washing.

Good evening and weldone I saw my menstrual on 12th of October just a drop truout that day nothing came again until d third day which is 14th of October I did tracking day 14 and 16 I was told that no follicle seen now since three days ago I have been having sorebreast paining me seriously what could be the cause Pls help a concerned sis

The exact causes of cradle cap are still unknown, but doctors believe it may be caused by an overproduction of sebum in the hair follicles and oil glands.

It is believed to be caused by hormones that are passed from you to your little one even before birth, which can cause too much production of oil (otherwise known as sebum) in the oil glands and hair follicles.

It's theorized that the weather causes increased levels of the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in women, which affects the number of eggs that are released each month.

This oil can clog those hair follicles, causing a buildup of skin cells and oil.

Changes in the ovarian microenvironment, such as reduced oxygen supply to the growing follicles are likely causes of ovarian aging, according to Patrizio.

In a review of 19 studies, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they can confirm a «strong association» between certain scalp - pulling hairstyles — many common among African - Americans — and the development of traction alopecia, gradual hair loss caused by damage to the hair follicle from prolonged or repeated tension on the hair root.

Rosenblum said the findings may have implications for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that interferes with hair follicle regeneration and causes patients to lose hair in patches from their scalp, eyebrows, and faces.

This is because older mice lose the capacity to excrete adequate levels of two hormones: one that stimulates egg follicles to grow and mature and another that causes the ripened egg to be released from the ovary into the reproductive tract.

Christiano and her colleagues serendipitously discovered the effect of JAK inhibitors on hair follicles when they were studying a type of hair loss known as alopecia areata, caused by an autoimmune attack on the hair follicles.

It remains to be seen if JAK inhibitors can reawaken hair follicles that have been suspended in a resting state because of androgenetic alopecia (which causes male and female pattern baldness) or other forms of hair loss.

Connected to the follicle are sebaceous glands, which release oils onto the hair, and arrector pili muscles, which can cause hairs to stand on end.

This approach also kills dividing non-cancerous cells, such as those within hair follicles and lining the digestive system, causing discomfort and illness.

A recent study shows that male - pattern baldness may be caused by a lack of progenitor cells in hair follicles.

Conditional telomerase induction causes proliferation of hair follicle stem cells.

Hair follicles attach to tiny muscles that cause your hair to stand up (giving you goose bumps) and trap heat when you're cold.

While the fundamental cause of adenomyosis is yet unknown, research indicates that several reproductive hormones such as follicle - stimulating hormone, prolactin, progesterone, and estrogen may trigger it.

Since she was a child, Betts has had alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes the body to mistakenly attack hair follicles, leaving bald patches or resulting in total baldness.

Also, even the cleanest wax can cause skin damage, including burns (especially if you DIY it and accidentally overheat the wax) and folliculitis — an infection of the hair follicles that causes angry red bumps.

Sties are caused by an infected eyelash follicle; they can get tender and swollen and may ooze pus.

This resting period lessens considerably during pregnancy and women typically lose less hair during pregnancy, but the postpartum hormones can cause the body to catch up on the rest period for hair follicles, leading to more than normal hair loss.

That inflammation could weaken hair follicles and cause your hair to fall out.

Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH) cause the testes to produce testosterone and sperm.

Studies indicate that lipid peroxides, which can cause free radicals, induce the cell death (apoptosis) of hair follicle cells in an inflammatory process which is gradual and initiated by several factors.

An overabundance of adrenaline and cortisol can interrupt other hormones like serotonin, melatonin, and fertility hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, luteinizing hormone, follicle - stimulating hormone, etc.) and cause problems like anxiety, depression, insomnia, muscle problems, infertility, and menstrual disturbances.

These clogged hair follicles then cause inflammation, turning the surrounding skin red.

The harsh drugs used in chemotherapy cause hair follicles to become weak and break.

This is caused by a higher - than - usual amount of hair follicles being in the dormant phase of development than in the growth phase.

Alopecia areata — sudden hair loss characterized by one or more bald spots on the scalp and caused by autoimmune disease — a immune system malfunction where your body attacks your hair follicles.

Since fasting (and low carb diets) lowers insulin and insulin impacts rapidly dividing cells (such as in cancer)-- wouldn't such regimes possibly cause hair loss as hair follicles are rapidly dividing cells?

The next thing is the follicle starts to grow and that follicle, FSH from the brain is starting to be produced and that causes the follicle to grow.

Hair loss can be caused by a decrease in blood flow to the hair follicles, which reduces oxygen and nutrients needed for hair to thrive.

You see, even a small amount of free testosterone can cause these sensitive hair follicles to suffer.

High insulin levels cause follicles in the ovary to become more sensitive to LH, causing cysts in the ovary instead of ovulation, which can lead to high testosterone and low progesterone.

This peak causes the ovarian follicle to burst at the surface of the ovary, releasing an egg into the fallopian tube — a process called ovulation.

The sudden increase in estrogen causes levels of luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone to rise dramatically, reaching a peak at about 14 days into the menstrual cycle.

Estrogen and testosterone gradually decline and the follicle that released the egg will start to produce progesterone, causing this hormone to rise gradually.

If your body is deficient in these minerals the process of hair growth is stunted, and hair follicle miniaturisation speeds up causing more hairs to fall out.

Menopause is a completely natural biological process caused by altered levels of reproductive hormones including gonadotropin - releasing hormone (GnRH), follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estrogen (three types, including estrone, estradiol, and estriol), progesterone, and testosterone.

Skin cells, however, don't always effectively fall from the skin, which may cause clogged follicles, congestion, dryness, and dullness.

Could this be affecting the way our hair follicles respond to DHT, or could some chemical be released that is causing higher levels of DHT?

It can be the result of a virus, bacterial infection, pregnancy, or a genetic imbalance causing the thyroid follicles to be accidentally released into the blood stream.