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June 2005
Drop in female hormones attributed to hair
loss in women
June 2005
The mechanisms that cause thinning of hair are different for men and women, with
a reduction in women's hormones during menopause a major cause of female hair
loss, cosmetics and toiletries manufacturer Lion Corp. has found.
A team of researchers from the company confirmed in tests that female hormones
were able to increase levels of a hair growth substance produced in hair papilla
cells.
About 60 percent of women aged 60 or over are distressed about their hair
thinning, a survey conducted by Lion Corp. has shown. When tests were conducted,
researchers found that the reactions of hair papilla cells to various substances
differed between men and women.
When researchers added female hormones to the hair cells of women and measured
levels of the protein BMP, which promotes hair growth, it was found that female
hormones had the effect of increasing the production of BMP.
"There is a possibility that by preventing a reduction of female hormones, a
significant portion of hair thinning can be prevented," a representative of the
company's biochemical center said. (Mainichi)