The Causes For Women's Hair Loss

By Elena Lopes


Just as many women suffer from hair loss embarrassment as men. In fact, there are more things that have an effect on women's hair loss than there are that affect whether or not a man loses his hair. Why do so many women struggle with losing their hair? Are there any effective preventive measures women can take? It's clear that a great deal of attention is paid to hair loss in men, so does this fact about hair loss in women come as any surprise to you? Please continue reading to discover a few reasons why women also suffer from hair loss.

There are certain medications that affect whether or not a woman gets to keep her hair. Some simply cause hair to fall out (like chemotherapy). Chemical interaction between the female body and other medications will cause this to happen, as well. In other cases, the hair will not always fall out. In such situations, it's merely a cessation of new hair growth that is the effect. But the net effect is the appearance of hair loss. It's hard to tell the difference between the two.

You can say the distinction for women is that there's really no distinct pattern.

The name for the primary cause of thinning and the baldness is, alopecia areata. Actually this is a distinct autoimmune type of disorder. There is no real way to tell if you have this disorder on your own. You'll need to get a professional diagnosis from your family doctor. Should you notice that your hair is thinning, then go see your doctor about that. This particular condition is certainly able to be treated, though. Because it is autoimmune there are ways that you can treat it. Whatever is best for you in terms of treating the condition will be put together by your doctor.

You my know that menopause is perhaps one of the prevalent causes of hair loss in women. Menopause can be a tremendously difficult time for a woman because of all the changes that are happening. Sometimes massive shedding of hair happens after menopause has completed. The marked decrease in estrogen after menopause causes a ripple effect throughout her body. But unfortunately, a woman's hair cannot be made to replace what has been lost through hormonal replacement therapy. Talk with your doctor about the other options that are available to you.

However, for some women, there is an interruption of that cycle, and it's caused for genetic reasons. At this point there is no treatment of that condition. The good news is that it doesn't stop permanently (usually) it just gets put on hold from time to time. Sure, of course it's a source of embarrassment, but you can find support and means to effectively handle it. Women's hair loss does not get as much publicity as men's hair loss does. It's a fact that women experience this condition in equal numbers as men. What you've read, today, is just a few out of the many causes of hair loss in women. There are others, of course, but these are some of the most recognizable reasons that women lose their hair.




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