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1. Factors That Cause Hair Loss In Women
While you may be worried about your falling hair, we wanted to enlighten you on some of the possible
causes that are making your hair shed.
Causes of hair loss in women range from issues like hormonal changes to being induced by hairstyles.
Here are a number of reasons that you could be experiencing hair loss. We recommend looking at the
list and visiting a dermatologist to better diagnose the condition.
Genes
As much as you may hate to hear, your genetics play a crucial role in determining how rapidly you start
to lose hair. Hair loss that is genetic is known as androgenetic alopecia and, according to the American
Academy of Dermatology, is the most common cause of hair loss. The gene can be inherited from either
your mother's or father's side of the family, though you're more likely to have it if both of your parents
had hair loss.
The condition develops slowly and may start as early as your 20s. You may be vulnerable if your mother
also has this pattern of thinning. In some cases, the hair loss may be diffused, meaning it's spread across
the entire scalp.
Auto-Immune Diseases
If hair follicles are uniform in size, or if the hair loss is sudden, it is likely to be caused by something
other than heredity, like a medical condition.
There are a wide range of conditions that can bring on hair loss, auto-immune diseases like Lupus or
Psoriasis can also cause hair loss. Hair loss in such conditions can begin with mild to patchy hair loss.
Conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and skin conditions such as psoriasis and seborrheic
dermatitis can also lead to excessive hair loss.
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2. Hormones
Hormonal changes can trigger dry ness of the skin and scalp thus leading to hair loss. While these
changes can range from temporary to permanent, hair fall is usually accentuated during or near periods.
Female-patterned Baldness begins with replacement hairs becoming progressively finer and shorter
until they become almost transparent. Hair loss in women is usually less prominent than in men. It often
begins where women part their hair and on the top of their heads.
Telogen Effluvium
Telogen effluvium is a phenomenon that occurs after pregnancy, major surgery, drastic weight loss, or
extreme stress, in which you shed large amounts of hair every day, usually when shampooing, styling, or
brushing. It can also be a side effect of certain medications, such as antidepressants, beta-blockers, and
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. During telogen effluvium, hair shifts faster than normal from its
growing phase into the "resting" phase before moving quickly into the shedding, or telogen, phase.
Women with Telogen effluvium typically notice hair loss 6 weeks to 3 months after a stressful event. At
its peak, you may lose handfuls of hair.
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