How hair loss is associated with thyroid glands?
Hair arises from living structures called follicles. Each follicle is a tiny tubular structure. There are millions of hair follicles on your scalp and all over the skin. Each follicle is surrounded by tiny blood capillaries that nourish them. The root of each hair follicle is a bulb like structure that continuously grows and pushes upward through the hair follicle to come out the follicle and scalp. Thus, the structure that comes out of hair follicle is called hair thread. Normal growth of bulb of hair follicle requires normal metabolism and normal metabolism is ensured by normal production of thyroxin and other hormones secreted by thyroid glands. Follicular tissues are more susceptible to thyroxin and greatly respond to its fluctuations. It is not always necessary to accompany hair loss with enlarged thyroid glands. However, hair loss may be due to over or lower production of thyroid secretion. What are the symptoms of hair loss due to thyroid glands? Most often hair loss due to thyr
