Hair Loss - Treatments For Females

I bet you did not know that over 40 milion women suffer from some sort of hair loss. Hair loss in women is much more devastating in women than it is in men. It is not only socially disruptive, but emotionally disturbing also. 

So what causes this and what can be done about it?

Hair Loss Causes In Women

• Telogen Effluvium -This is a common cause for loss of hair in women. It is caused by a stressful event that has occurred in a women's life. Events such as childbirth, divorce, death of a love one, etc, can cause hair loss in women. These events can put some of the hair into the rest phase and then it will fall out several months later.

• Female Pattern Hair Loss -This is caused by the same hormone as male pattern baldness, DHT. Instead of a bald spot developing on a women's head, hair is loss uniformly across a women's scalp. Put another way, the women's hair thins.

• Thyroid -An under-active or over-active thyroid will disrupt the hormones in a women's body causing her hair to fall out.

Curing Hair Loss In Women
There are several things a women can do to cure this condition.

• First off, the cause of your loss of hair needs to be identified and corrected. For example, if stress has caused your hair to fall out, the event causing the stress needs to be corrected. Or if it is a thyroid problem, then the hormone imbalance needs to be corrected. The best way to determine the cause of your loss of hair is to pay a visit to your doctor's office.

• After you have determined the cause, then you can take action. If the cause is due to talogen effuvium, your hair will grow back when the stress event is removed. If a thyroid condition is causing the loss of your hair, your doctor will subscribe medication to correct your condition. After the condition is corrected your hair will start to re-grow.

• Now if you have female pattern baldness the Federal Drug Administration has approved a drug for women called Minoxidil. This is provided in 2% solution for women to rub on their scalp, two times a day.

These are some of the things you can do to stop your loss. But to have healthy hair and minimize loss of hair, it is important to have a proper diet and exercise. They not only lead to healthy hair, but a healthy life.