Female Pattern Baldness: It's Not Your Father's Receding Hairline

By Author: Michael Garcia
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Overview of Female Pattern Baldness

While natural hair loss in women is generally referred to as female pattern baldness, (or Androgenetic Alopecia ) women's hair loss is rarely classified as true baldness, nor does it often resemble the patterns of hair loss so often seen in men. With diffused thinning of the hair all over the head, hair loss, for women, can have a devastating affect on self-esteem. After all, a woman's hair isn't supposed to fall out. That problem belongs to men. Right? Well, not exactly. In fact statistics say that by the age of 80, some 57% of women will experience some level of female pattern baldness.

Causes of Female Pattern Hair Loss

What are the causes of female pattern baldness?

Hormone imbalance - Scientists have still not reached a consensus about the genetic and hormonal mechanisms that trigger hair loss, but DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) an androgen (male) hormone, is one of the main culprits in hair loss. In women, hormone imbalance often comes with age. Menopause might be the ...
... trigger for this extra dose of male hormone that causes hair to thin on the scalp and grow coarser on the face because the body begins to produce less estrogen.

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