Female Pattern Hair Loss

As a woman who is dealing with female pattern hair loss, you may be a little bit confused or frustrated. Hair loss can be a puzzling thing and it tends to be associated more with men than with women.

The truth is that women can lose hair as easily as men, though female pattern hair loss does not occur as regularly; it is seldom just a straightforward thinning across the top. Though it can strike at almost any age, it does tend to start around the age of fifty and you may not notice any hereditary association.

When you are seeing your hair thin across the top, you will find that your first step should be to contact a doctor, particularly if the hair loss has been sudden and you are seeing large clumps of hair fall out. If it is sudden and rapid, there may be a health issue where the hair loss itself is not the condition but a symptom of something more dire.

If your doctor cannot find something wrong that is causing the hair loss, he or she might be able to refer you to a hair specialist who will work with you to identify the cause. Trying to diagnose female pattern baldness is ineffective because the loss can occur in any pattern on the scalp.

For condition like androgenetic alopecia, which is an inherited sensitivity to male hormones like testosterone, you will find that the pattern of the hair loss is almost never the straight loss across the top of the head that is seen in males with this issue. With women, one of three patterns is possible. The first is a diffuse thinning of hair over the entire scalp, with more thinning towards the back. Another common pattern is the diffuse thinning of hair over the entire scalp, with more thinning towards the front, though not involving the hairline. Finally, the third pattern is the same as the second, though there is a break in the hair line.

When you are looking into dealing with female pattern baldness, you'll find that this is something that you should consider talking to a doctor about. Remember that only a doctor can diagnose you with this issue, and that they can also guide you towards a suitable treatment. There are going to be many options open to you, so don't take female pattern hair loss lying down!

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