Las Vegas bioidentical hormones expert, Jack Anstandig, M.D. discusses some of the medical reasons for hair loss on Lifestyle 55 with Wayne Messmer. While losing your hair may seem like a guy thing, it turns out that women can experience thinning of the hair and male pattern baldness too. It's estimated that 20 million women in the U.S. alone are affected by hair loss and 40 percent of them are under the age of 40.

Interestingly enough, studies suggest that genetics have little to do with it. Some common causes of hair loss include hormonal imbalance, stress, nutritional deficiencies, pregnancy, birth control and hair care products According to Dr. Anstandig, the key to effectively treating hair loss is determining what's causing the hair to fall out in the first place.

Click one of the links below to view more of Dr. Anstandig's radio health segments:

Adrenal Fatigue

Osteoporosis

Healthy Aging

About Dr. Anstandig
Dr. Anstandig completed his B.S. degree in Biology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA, where he also received his doctorate of medicine in 1984. Jack Anstandig, M.D. completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Pittsburgh's Western Pennsylvania Hospital in 1985, and completed his specialty residency training in Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988. During that time he also served as Chief Resident in Neurology integrating education and training for the program.