Definitions for "Premature Hair Graying"
Relationship to Premature/Signs of Aging"...Sex steroids such as estrogens and progesterone stimulate the function of melanocytes..."
Relationship to Premature/Signs of Aging"...Also, premature hair graying is less frequent in ethnic groups, notably blacks, who also tend to have higher testosterone levels in both sexes..."
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia"Is premature graying of hair associated with other features of accelerated aging - faster bone loss, for example? A study of 293 postmenopausal women has confirmed that early hair graying and greater bone loss tend to occur together..."