Female Pattern Hair Loss

Female Pattern Hair Loss

Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) Baldness is common in females, known as alopecia androgenetic. Many of the women affected by FPHL. In fact, about 40% of women aged 50 years show signs of hair loss, and less than 45% of women actually reach the age of 80 with a full head of hair.
In FPHL, there is diffuse thinning of hair on the scalp hair due to the dumping of increase or reduction in the volume of poetry, or both. It is natural to lose up to 50-100 hairs per day. Another condition is called chronic telogen effluvium and presents with increased hair shedding and is often confused with FPHL. It is important to differentiate between these conditions and management for both the circumstances are different.
FPHL presents quite differently from the more easy to identify male pattern baldness, which usually begins with a receding hair line front to be submitted to a bald patch on top of the head. It is very rare for women to male pattern balding following only if there is excessive production of androgens in the body. However, some women may develop some hair thinning in my hair directly with the natural progression of age.
What causes female pattern hair loss?
FPHL has a strong genetic predisposition, although the mode of inheritance remains to be determined. There are many genes that contribute to this situation, and could be the genes inherited from one parent or both.
Currently, it is not clear whether the androgen (male sex hormones) play a role in FPHL, although androgens have a clear role in male pattern baldness. The majority of women had FPHL with normal levels of androgens in the blood. As a result of this relationship is uncertain, and FPHL preferred term for 'female alopecia androgenetic'.
What is normal hair growth cycle?
Everyone was born with a finite number of hair follicles in the scalp, which produces hair throughout life. Grow from the base of the hair follicle the rate of about one centimeter per month for three years. This growth phase is called anagen. After anagen, the hair dies (catagen hair) and no longer grow. It sits dormant in the follicle for a period of three months phase called telogen. After telogen, the hair follicle is subject to the anagen phase again for the production of new hair that grows from the same follicle. As they grow and grow, and the old telogen hair is the expulsion or expulsion. This is the session which will last throughout life.
How long does it take for FPHL to progress?
FPHL can affect women of any age group but occurs more common after menopause. Hair loss process is not fixed, and usually occurs in fits and bursts. It is not uncommon that the acceleration stages of hair loss for 3-6 months, followed by periods of stability lasting 6-18 months. Without medication, it tends to progress in severity over the next few decades of life.
What are the implications of female pattern hair loss?
Many studies have shown that hair loss is not just a matter of formality, but also causes significant psychological distress. Compared with women who were not affected, and those affected have a more negative body image and less able to cope with daily work. Hair loss can be associated with low self-esteem, depression, and introversion, and feelings of attraction. It particularly difficult to live in a society that places great value on youthful appearance and attractiveness.
I hope that any hormone tests done?
Your doctor may arrange blood tests, which include male and female levels of sex hormones as well as thyroid function, as part of the diagnostic workup for the loss of your hair.
The majority of women affected by FPHL do not have underlying hormonal abnormalities. But few women with FPHL found the presence of excessive levels of androgen. These women also tend to suffer from acne, irregular menstruation and excess hair on the face and body. These symptoms are characteristic of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS]), although the majority of women with PCOS] do not experience hair loss. Less in many cases, inflation may be congenital adrenal gland is responsible.
What treatments are available?
Treatments available for FPHL Although there is no cure. It is important to manage expectations when seeking treatment, and the goal is to slow or stop the development of hair loss rather than encouraging the growth of hair. However, some women do not experience hair re-growth with treatment. Mixed results, and it is not possible to predict who may or may not benefit from treatment.
Two approaches commonly used to treat FPHL involving the use of Minoxidil lotion on the scalp, and hormone therapy, or oral medications that prevent the effects of androgens. Once started, treatment needs to continue for at least six months before the effects are, and it is important not to stop treatment without discussing it with your doctor first. The long-term treatment is usually necessary to maintain the benefits.
Cosmetics include camouflage colored hair sprays to cover the thinning areas on the scalp and hair does the powder, fiber, hair wigs. Hair Transplantation for FPHL becoming more popular despite the fact that not everyone is suitable for this procedure.
Where do I go for help?
Your first stop will be to see a general practitioner), which can lead to a medical workup to exclude other causes of hair loss. Your doctor can refer you to a dermatologist for the management of more FPHL. In some cases, it may be necessary for your doctor for a scalp biopsy to confirm this diagnosis.
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