Female Alopecia

People suffering hair loss such as Alopecia don’t realize that its effects are different in both genders. Another important factor is the hair loss does occur in patterns but there are different patterns.

Although the hair loss or Alopecia is evident in both men and women, it is not as noticeable as far as the patterns go in women at the beginning. It seems that it is most likely to occur after the age of 50 in women whereas with men it can start much younger. With women, it doesn’t seem to be hereditary meaning no one else in the family has ever suffered from it. Sometimes the female Alopecia may form a top of the scalp hair loss pattern but not always necessarily so.

Another main issue is that when a woman is suffering from hair loss it could very well be temporary. This depends on the cause of the balding in the first place. For example, the change in female hormones from pregnancy could trigger this. Then there have been women who suffer from alopecia for some unknown cause then get pregnant and the hair returns.

With hair loss in men, they most often form the same types of hair loss pattern consistently such as a cue ball appearance that afflicts men with Androgenic Alopecia. With women, it can be far more sporadic. Its important to rule out any medical causes that could be creating the problem, then see what treatment options are available.

When dealing specifically with Androgenic Alopecia in women. There can be a variety of tell tale appearances. In some women, they will notice thinning over their entire scalp but it will be more significant towards the back of the head therefore more evident visually.

Then there’s the possibility of the opposite. General thinning on top with it being more noticeable towards the front but it doesn’t seem to affect the hairline as it does with men.

Although this can happen. There are some women who suffer thinning as an entirety over the scalp and it will invade the hairline at the front as well, which is associated with androgen tic alopecia. With women, there are many more other causes as well and these do not create any type of pattern.

Another condition that may at first seem like its forming a pattern is Alopecia areata. This may be triggered by an autoimmune disorder in the body. It will create a patchy hair loss. It will create bald spots then there will be clumps of normal looking hair.


Being as there are different things that can be done depending on what’s causing the hair loss it’s crucial to try to determine the cause. Then the treatment options can be narrowed down as to what would probably be the best course of treatment. There are numerous natural hair treatments surfacing for baldness in both male and female that is looking very promising.

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