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How Women Lose Hair

Female hair loss has a traumatic effect on women. Hormonal imbalance is one of the key factors that leads to thinning of hair among women.

Ludwig classification of female pattern hair loss

What is 'Female Pattern Hair Loss' ?
In females, the onset of hair loss is significantly delayed over the male counterpart with a similar genetic background, often by a decade. Thus, onset between 25 and 35 years of age is common, and onset at puberty is the exception. The extent of hair loss in females with normal hormonal level is much more limited than in males.

An oval area of thinning is seen over the top of the scalp which may progress through mild to moderate or severe diffuse thinning, with the preservation of an intact frontal hair margin. This female pattern of diffuse thinning is occasionally seen in men. Bitemporal recession of hair may be seen, but usually not of the severity seen in men.