Why do people go bald?

Answer 1

Obviously, baldness can be caused by physical removal of the hair by shaving and in stress disorders or with severe anxiety, it can be being pulled out by the individuals with an emotional condition (sometimes called trichotillomania).

The most common benign form of baldness is male pattern baldness that is an inherited condition from either side of the family. It is also possible for some women to have hereditary baldness, although the patterns differ from male pattern baldness.

Baldness can be an infrequent side effect of malnutrition, is present in radiation treatment or poisoning, and with chemotherapy or accidental exposure to some other chemicals that cause poisoning.

Additional causes are fungal diseases; thyroid disorders; braids and ponytails pulled too tight too often; physiological "shocks to the system" like major surgery, pregnancy, high fever, and crash diets.

Other more rare and infrequent conditions can also result in baldness of the head as well as hair on all parts of the body, such as alopecia areata. The exact cause is unknown, but it is likely an inherited genetic disorder that may be associated with autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack its own hair follicles.