Causes Of Female Hair Loss

 

There are six common causes of hair loss in women:

1. DHT and Androgenetic Alopecia
Androgenetic Alopecia is the most common causes of hair loss in women. Most women suffered from hair loss for the same reasons as men. They suffer from androgenetic alopecia which is a reaction to hormonal changes in the body. One of DHT's main functions is to promote hair loss. Androgenetic alopecia can make you lose your hair slowly. With proper treatment, this kind of hair loss is partially reversible.

2. Telogen effluvium
This is the second most common causes of female hair loss. Telogen effluvium is caused by severe physical or emotional stress. Telogen effluvium and Androgenetic alopecia account for 95% of hair loss in most people.

Telogen effluvium's symptoms including increased shedding, reduced ponytail volume, and hair pain (Trichodynia).

3. Alopecia areata
This is the third most common causes of female hair loss. It is characterized by tiny bald spot on your head. Within a few months, it spread to the size of a penny coin. More than 2 million US men and women are suffering from Alopecia areata.

It is thought to be caused by autoimmune disorder that the body attacks the hair follicles for the wrong reason, but much is still not known about the condition. Stress can also trigger Alopecia areata too. In many cases the hair regrows spontaneously after a variable period of time, but in a minority of cases the problem may be more severe.

4. Age-Related Hair Loss
As we are older, we lose hair. There's nothing to worry about. It's just natural cycle of human and it's just another natural cause of female hair loss. After age fifty, you'll notice thinning of your scalp hair. There's no obvious sign such as shedding, it's just a gradual thinning out.

5. Disease-Related Hair Loss
Some kind of diseases can be a reason of female hair loss. The examples of disease are thyroid, bacterial infections, fungal infections. The symptoms including patchy hair loss, diffuse thinning, pimplelike sores on the scalp.

6. Cosmetically Induced Hair Loss
Some hairstyles can be a cause of hair loss in women as well. The hairstyles such as ponytails, pigtails, cornrows can cause hair to fall out. This kind of hair loss is called "traction alopecia"



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