Hair Loss In Women

Seeing your scalp shining through can be a sign of Female-pattern baldness. Like male-pattern baldness, it is medically known as ANDROGENETIC  ALOPECIA and can be inherited from either parents. Because of the connection to androgens, female-pattern baldness can be the first warning sign of a type of diabetes that is related to excess androgens.

However, the pattern of balding in women is different than in men. Women are more likely to have thinning head hair rather than the completely bald patches or receding hairlines that are the hallmarks of male-pattern baldness.

Hair loss in women can also be a normal sign of aging and hormonal changes, especially after childbirth and during menopause. Many women experience hair loss a few months after they stop taking birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy. Interestingly, hair loss slows and hair growth accelerates during pregnancy. The result: a fuller and thicker looking head of hair. Unfortunately, this windfall does not last; three to four months after a woman gives birth, the extra hairs shed rapidly. The good news is that hair growth will return to normal and the new moms will once again have full heads of hair, probably by the time their babies do.