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Since the beginning of time, men, women and even children have had to endure the emotional pain and embarrasment of hair loss. An estimated 6 in 10 men will suffer from some degree of hair loss by the time they reach their 50s. Hair loss among females is not uncommon either with authoritative reports of 10 to 20 percent occurence of hair loss in women.

Perhaps saddest of all is when children are affected by hair diseases which cause unnatural hair loss.

And while there are certainly worse medical conditions to be afflicted with, hair loss can be emotionally painful and wreck havoc on one's .

A full head of hair is seen as the equivalent of those desired traits such as: youth, beauty, vitality and These same characteristics become more desirable the older we get.

Studies show that men and women with hair loss suffer social ramifications.

The reason has to do as much with a young man's perception of his own well-being as with his or vanity. It also has to do with stereotyping — a young man with a mop of hair is often seen as fitter, more attractive and desirable than one whose hair is going or gone, The Bald Truth About Hair Loss In Young Men, Stephanie Whyche

For women, hair loss can be an especially cruel ordeal and it doesn't help the situation to see the media blasting images of the ideal woman with beautiful hair either. The psychological damage of hair loss can build slowly as women are constantly reminded by television and magazines of how "they should look."

For those fortunate people who do not suffer from hair loss, the claim that only your vanity suffers might be heard. One can expect this type of reaction from those who are ingorant of the emotional and social ramifications that accompany baldness.

Some men have learned to accept and live with hair loss, tucking away their disappointment in some forgotten place in the back of their mind.

Others choose to be more proactive and "do something about it." And in the 21st century, there has never been a better time to solve your hair loss problem.

The internet has 100s and 100s of websites offering information about hair loss as well as hair loss treatment products and procedures.

Unfortunately, many of those websites offer erroneous and just plain outrageously false information about hair loss and treatment options. These type of websites are often biased as they try to sell you a questionable or scam hair loss treatment product.

HairLossLibrary.com was in created in 2001 to provide readers with reports, diagrams, images and resource links covering:

The true causes of hair loss in men, women and children,
Proven hair loss treatment methods
Links to articles, news and reports by unbiased sources
Precautions to take when considering hair loss treatment products
Directory of hair loss doctors nearest you.

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