The Many Causes of Women's Hair Loss

By Celia Pina


You just may find it surprising that women's hair loss is a condition that's seen more frequently than people would think. Another thing that is so surprising about this issue is that hair loss in women can often happen just as much as it does in men, yet there's so much more awareness about the condition in men. Why is this awareness greater about men then it is for women?

It may not be much of a surprise to know that some medications will directly cause women to lose their hair. Chemotherapy is a procedure that very many women take, especially for breast cancer, and that will certainly induce hair loss. Others cause hair to fall out because of the way the medication interacts with a woman's body chemistry. Sometimes the hair does not actually fall out. What happens is the hair growth is stopped, so it's not a case of falling out. In those situations it will look like the hair is falling out when it's not. But as far as appearances are concerned, the look will be identical. A woman's hormones can also cause havoc with her hair and produce a similar effect. This situation with her chemistry can produce a range of effects. Moods can shift, weight can be gained or lost, or energy levels can fluctuate. As far as hair is concerned, there can be thinning, loss, or it can stop growing. Sometimes you don't always notice these things right away, but if you do then you should consult your doctor, immediately. Your doctor can check your hormones and tell you whether or not you need to start some hormone therapy to balance yourself out.

Another situation that can adversely effect a woman's hair is pregnancy. It can go either way, some women lose hair while others grow more. After childbirth, the hair will begin to shed pretty fast for the women who experienced more hair growth.

One big contributor to hair loss in women is menopause. Menopause can be a tremendously difficult time for a woman because of all the changes that are happening. Typically, it is only after menopause has occurred in a woman's life that she begins to experience the bulk of her hair loss. This is because her estrogen levels drop and her hormones go out of whack. Yet, even if she begins hormonal replacement at this time, her hair will not return to it's previous state. The best approach is to simply speak with your doctor about any other possible options.

Menopause is one of the leading contributors to women's hair loss. Menopause can be a tremendously difficult time for a woman because of all the changes that are happening. In fact, a woman loses more hair through shedding and other problems after she goes through menopause than she typically does beforehand. The culprit in this scenario is the dramatic drop in estrogen, and then that causes a host of other changes. Unlike other types of hormone imbalances, however, in this case the hair loss cannot be brought back through hormone replacement therapy alone. The best approach is to simply speak with your doctor about any other possible options. Women's hair loss does not get as much publicity as men's hair loss does. The thing about it is that women suffer just as much in terms of numbers afflicted. We've covered only a few causes for hair loss in women. But these are some of the more well known causes.




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