Male and Female hair loss suffer greatly in the way it is perceived. Male hairless is seen as common and often joked about while female hair loss is kept very quiet. Very little discussion goes on about the subject and often it is very hard to notice sufferers amongst women. Research shows that over 75% of women who are over 65 suffer from one form of hair loss whether it is hereditary, runs in the family or brought on by health reasons.
Treatments For Female Hair Loss
There are a few options you have if you are looking for a “treatment” to prevent or even regrow lost hair. Surgery, whilst expensive and painful normally offers the best results. Whilst this seems and is a drastic measure to take 1000′s of people go through this hair loss treatment each and every year. Hair transplantation and scalp reductions are two of the most popular and effective hair loss procedures undertaken. Both require careful thought about the physical and mental side effects of surgery prior to being undertaken.
Medical treatments for hair loss include minoxidil which was initially used as a treatment for high bood pressure but had the side effect that it actually thickened the prescribed users hair. Nowadays this drug has been turned in to a lotion which is applied to the scalp of female hair loss sufferers. Although minoxidil is still in its infancy as a hair loss “solution” research shows that around 20% of female users have “moderate” hair growth as a result of using minoxidil.
Robert Haynes
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What are the common causes for female hair loss?
I’ve always had a lot of healthy hair on my head.
Recently I’ve been loosing hair like crazy – within last 2 months I’ve lost about 25% of my hair. I’m a 33 year old female in good physical condition.
What can be causing it?
Thank you for the answers. I will go see my doctor.
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hormonal changes, I lost a lot of hair after I had my two children. thyroid either hyperthyroid or hypothyroid and also stress can be an indicator. make sure also you aren’t losing too much weight or not getting the right amount of vitamins in your diet.
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Here is a site discussing female hair loss.
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http://www.pioneerthinking.com/hairloss.html
Are you stressed? If not, go to the doctor to see if alopecia.
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HEALTH. You need some vitamins!
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medication or heredity
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there can be a number of reasons. Stress is usually a big one. also things like an after effect to something. for example, my mum suffered hair loss after she had a operation on her bowel. My friend also suffered hair loss after sitting her exams. If you have no worries or problems or stress then you need to see a doctor to see what causing it.
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Experts say our tresses usually grow at the rate of about one-half inch per month — with each hair having a growth phase of two to six years. At that point the hair "rests" for a period of time, then falls out — and the follicle from which it sprang soon starts growing a new strand. And so the cycle continues, usually well into our senior years.
In some folks, however — those with a genetic predisposition to hair loss — a group of hormones called androgens interferes with this natural process. According to dermatologist Michael Reed, MD, androgen hormones include testosterone, androsteinedione, and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) — all of which are made in men’s bodies in large amounts, and in women’s bodies in small amounts.
In those who are genetically susceptible, when testosterone comes in contact with enzymes residing in the hair cell, it is converted into the more potent androgen DHT, which then binds with receptors deep within the hair follicle.
"Over time, an excess build-up [of DHT] in the follicle causes it to begin shrinking, which in turn alters the natural resting and growth phases of the hair," says Reed, clinical associate professor of dermatology at NYU Medical Center, and a specialist in female hair loss. Some of the follicles eventually die, while others are rendered incapable of producing or maintaining healthy hair growth. The end result, says Reed, is hair loss — and a condition that is medically known as androgenic alopecia.
For many decades, doctors believed that androgenic alopecia was the primary cause of balding in both men and women. Today they know this is not true — at least where women are concerned.
Female, Male Balding Not the Same Pattern
"We don’t even like to use the term ‘androgenic alopecia’ in women anymore — instead we call it female pattern hair loss — a broader term that encompasses many possible causes, some of which are likely to be directly linked to an excess of testosterone, and some of which are not," Daly tells WebMD.
Indeed, he says that although the science of female balding is still largely misunderstood, there is evidence that many other types of enzymes, as well as hormone receptors and blockers, may be at work in women.
One clue that there is a true difference between male and female balding is the pattern in which the hair loss occurs.
"Female pattern balding goes around the whole top of the head — it’s diffuse — whereas men lose it on the temple, the crown, the bald spot in the back," says Daly. Not coincidentally, the hormone and enzyme receptor sites are also different in varying areas of the scalp — another reason doctors now believe the loss patterns are caused by different precipitating factors.
Another important difference: While balding in men is almost always the result a genetic predisposition coupled with age, in women, it can happen at any time. In addition, underlying medical conditions can also be the cause of hair loss — even when true androgenic alopecia is the diagnosis.
Medical Causes Common
"Often these women are also suffering with polycystic ovary syndrome, [a common hormonal problem in women], and sometimes their hair loss is the only obvious sign," says Ricardo Azziz, MD, director of the Center for Androgen-Related Disorders at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
In addition, Daly reports that certain types of autoimmune disorders result in a slightly different and often less dramatic hair loss problem known as alopecia areata — an inflammatory condition that causes hair to come out in clumps or patches.
Still others can develop a temporary hair shedding problem known as telogen effluvium — a change in the natural hair growth system that often follows childbirth, crash dieting, surgery, or a traumatic emotional event.
Azizz adds that thyroid disorders, anemia, even chronic illness or the use of certain medications can also cause hair loss in women that is often undiagnosed.
For these reasons, specialists say it’s vital for all women to get at the "root" of their hair loss before seeking treatment.
"The No. 1 rule of treating hair loss in women is getting the correct diagnosis — if there is an underlying physical problem it has to be corrected first," says Reed. Often, he says, that can preclude the need for additional hair loss treatment. As such, he advises women to see a doctor who specializes in female pattern balding and make certain to be checked for possible underlying medical conditions via blood tests, or if need be, a scalp biopsy.
"Often the diagnosis is made by excluding what problem isn’t there — but it’s still essential to do the complete workup," says Daly.
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http://www.webmd.com/content/article/78/95827.htm
Most common cause is decreased thyroid hormone!!! You also need to take vitamin pantothenic acid, a very inexpensive vitamin.
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cancer,stress,major weight loss or weight gain
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Hi dont know what causes it but my bird could do with it, she has an 80′s muff and a huge bum rug please help the monkey bastard for me!! she wont shave
p.s I can live with the legs and moustache
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There could be many reasons why you are loosing your hair: Stress & Hormonal changes can cause hair loss, especially Hypothyroid (this includes loosing the outer edges of your eyebrows). Go get a check-up & see what’s going on with you.
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Nursing Background 25 years.