Women Hair Thinning
If you are in this circumstance right now, you may be asking some questions as to why this is happening to you or you were not expecting it to happen just yet. Well, you are not alone. This is because the pattern baldness of women is not immediately visble like that with men. Women could notice their hair thinning because it may be because of some illness or pregnancy that they experience. If you judge the pattern baldnes 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 concerned about the hair loss you are experiencing, and feel it is not normal for you, you should see a specialist to get a professional 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 pattern baldnesses that are consider as signs of Androgenetic Alopecia. If you see your hair thinning in the back and front of the your scalp, it may suggest that you have Androgenetic Alopecia. Also, when the entire scalp seems to be thinning, this barring any other medical cause 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 in the late teen years to the early 20s for women.
That is why you have to see a specialist to diagnose the unexpected hair thinning. There are also a few causes of hair loss in women that is not associated with the pattern baldness. These include Trichotillomania, which is caused by hair pulling and alopecia areata which may be caused by a autoimmune disorder. 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.
