Female Alopecia can be more psychologically devastating than pattern baldness in men as a women's hair is usually the showcase of her personal-style.
The only positive aspect of Female Alopecia is that in most cases it can be remedied.
Due to females usually noticing and having an immediate urge to correct hair loss, they are usually more likely to handle it in an early stage.
Female hair loss usually occurs in more than one pattern and when recognized should seek a physicians advice.
Women can also experience temporary hair thinning due to stressors or pregnancy.
Non-Pattern baldness can occur in women through a few different means; Alopecia Areata - Marked by a range of scattered thinning hair to areas of baldness with patches of healthy hair.
Loose-Anagen - Marked by fair-haired females whose hair fibers are easily lost by combing.
Scarring Alopecia - Marked by hair loss cause by scarring of the scalp area.
Usually involves the top of the scalp and occurs predominantly in women due to extensive braiding of scalp hair.
Also occurs in post-menopausal women, due to inflammation of hair follicles which cause scarring.
Telogen Effluvium - Marked by obsessive shedding of hair follicles.
Usually associated with high levels of hormones, improper diet, drugs, or stress.
Triangular Alopecia - Marked by loss of hair in the temporal areas occurring mainly in childhood.
The cause of triangular alopecia is not known, but the condition can be treated medically.
Trichotillomania - Usually a psychological disorder marked by compulsive hair pulling.
Each of these examples should be treated immediately by a physician or dermatologist.
Female Pattern Baldness can also occur in women for the same reasons as in men.
Termed Androgenetic Alopecia, as the effects of androgen have a marked affect on DHT, which has been found to be the major cause of reducing hair follicle activity.
With the influence of DHT, follicles sprout thinner hairs until hair stops growing in that area.
Hair follicles contain stem cells which continually divide and differentiate within the basal layer of the follicle.
Androgen receptors are located within the hairs which make Androgen a controlling influence in hair growth and stability.
The development of drugs controlling the Androgen cycle and influence have made it possible to create a hair-loss stop gap and in some cases can show new hair growth in areas previously affected by baldness.
The only positive aspect of Female Alopecia is that in most cases it can be remedied.
Due to females usually noticing and having an immediate urge to correct hair loss, they are usually more likely to handle it in an early stage.
Female hair loss usually occurs in more than one pattern and when recognized should seek a physicians advice.
Women can also experience temporary hair thinning due to stressors or pregnancy.
Non-Pattern baldness can occur in women through a few different means; Alopecia Areata - Marked by a range of scattered thinning hair to areas of baldness with patches of healthy hair.
Loose-Anagen - Marked by fair-haired females whose hair fibers are easily lost by combing.
Scarring Alopecia - Marked by hair loss cause by scarring of the scalp area.
Usually involves the top of the scalp and occurs predominantly in women due to extensive braiding of scalp hair.
Also occurs in post-menopausal women, due to inflammation of hair follicles which cause scarring.
Telogen Effluvium - Marked by obsessive shedding of hair follicles.
Usually associated with high levels of hormones, improper diet, drugs, or stress.
Triangular Alopecia - Marked by loss of hair in the temporal areas occurring mainly in childhood.
The cause of triangular alopecia is not known, but the condition can be treated medically.
Trichotillomania - Usually a psychological disorder marked by compulsive hair pulling.
Each of these examples should be treated immediately by a physician or dermatologist.
Female Pattern Baldness can also occur in women for the same reasons as in men.
Termed Androgenetic Alopecia, as the effects of androgen have a marked affect on DHT, which has been found to be the major cause of reducing hair follicle activity.
With the influence of DHT, follicles sprout thinner hairs until hair stops growing in that area.
Hair follicles contain stem cells which continually divide and differentiate within the basal layer of the follicle.
Androgen receptors are located within the hairs which make Androgen a controlling influence in hair growth and stability.
The development of drugs controlling the Androgen cycle and influence have made it possible to create a hair-loss stop gap and in some cases can show new hair growth in areas previously affected by baldness.
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