Female Hair Loss

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Look around you next time your out and about.  Count how many men you see walking about with no hair or thinning hair.  How many do you get?  Quite a few I would expect.  Now do the same for a woman.  How many bald women do you see?  I think you'd be hard pushed to find any.  This is why it can be more troubling for a woman to lose her hair.  Men are expected to go bald.  Women aren't.  Female hair loss can be extremely rare.

Female hair loss causes can be similar to those of a man and I don't think a woman should suffer hair loss.  It's only something men are supposed to go through in my opinion.  But it happens and I'm glad there are treatments out there for them. 

Women can suffer hair loss in a number of ways I'm afraid to say.  Firstly, some women can suffer from androgenic alopecia or male pattern baldness. Male pattern baldness is rare but it can happen. Other causes of female hairloss are stress, anxiety, chemical processing, oral contraception, hormonal imbalance, pregnancy, menopause PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and traction alopecia.  Quite a list I know. 

Let's look at hormonal imbalance as this is the most common cause of female hairloss. We've already  mentioned that women can suffer from androgenic hairloss (too much male hormone present) but women can also suffer from estrogenic baldness (too little female hormone present).

What can cause this hormonal imbalance? Most commonly oral contraceptives, PCOS, menopause and pregnancy (post natal stages) can. All of these directly affect the hormone balance within a womans body and can lead to partial or dramatic thinning or loss of hair. If you experience hair loss I can't stress enough how important it is to contact your doctor.

Women who have just given birth can also expect some loss of hair. This is simply due to the fact that during pregnancy your estrogen levels are way higher than normal (hence the thicker hair) but afterwards they drop considerably which can cause temporary loss of hair.

Women under an incredible amount of stress can suffer from thinning hair.

I know women won't want to hear this but chemical treatments can be a cause of hair loss and is often overlooked. Women who constantly treat their hair with chemicals, be it hair dye or something else, are putting themselves at a higher risk than others.Applying lots of heat to your hair will carry the same  consequences.  Over time it can damage the hair. Fortunately, it is easy to reverse. All you have to do is stop abusing your hair.

Another thing women need to be wary of is Traction Alopecia. There are a lot of women out there who tie their hair in pony-tails or knots. Some tie their hair so tight it's the next best thing to a face-lift. Sometimes it looks like they're constantly smiling. No so. This kind of pressure on the hair and pull it out at the roots. Never good. And ladies - don't think that because your eyebrows grow back everytime you pluck them that the same will apply to your scalp hair. Not so.

The topical treatments available for women suffering from hairloss are Rogaine for women, saw palemtto based natural treatments and aromatherapy treatments (which are always popular). Women, of course, who have suffered long term and devastating hairloss can always use a hair replacement system to regain their confidence and appearance but this will always be a last resort.  Don't forget - a hair system is just the updated terminology for a Wig, although to be fair, they are a lot more advanced.