If you are in this circumstance right now, you may be stuck to some
questions as to why this is happening to you or you are not yet
expecting it to happen just yet. Well, you are not alone. This is
because the patterns are not really recognizable unlike that with men.
Women should not really be scared when they notice their hair
thinning because it may be because of some illness or pregnancy that
they experience this. If you judge the pattern like with men, you should
remember that a man’s hair begins to thin earlier than a woman. Women
start hair loss at around 50, or even later. But if you are really the
kind of woman who fears that the hair loss you are experiencing is not
normal, you should probably see a specialist to have an early diagnosis.
It is recommended to see a specialist rather than doing a self exam
because often times, self diagnosis is not accurate. As discussed
earlier, women do not shed hair like men, which have an obvious thinning
of hair as they have a different hair loss pattern.
There are different patterns that may consider as signs of
“Androgenetic Alopecia”. If you see your hair thinning by the back and
front of the scalp, it may suggest that you have Androgenetic Alopecia.
Also, when the entire scalp seems to be thinning, well it is an obvious
sign of the Androgenetic Alopecia.
Though it has been discussed that female pattern starts at 50, it may
also be that it starts on the late teen years to the early 20s of
women. That is why you have to see a specialist to diagnose the
thinning. There are also a few causes of hair loss in women that is not
associated with the hair loss pattern. These include Trichotillomania,
which is caused by hair pulling. Alopecia areata which may be a disorder
that autoimmune. Triangular alopecia which is only a temporary loss.
Scarring Alopecia, which involves the scarring of the area of the scalp.
And lastly, Telogen effluvium, which is a hormonal or drug/stress
associated cause.
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