Known to be the “crown of glory,” having a good hair pattern adds beauty to the individual’s physical appearance.



Unfortunately, many women are very concerned on excessive hair loss or what is medically called alopecia. To address the growing concerns over complete baldness, medical including cosmetic companies are finding their ways how to offer great results in keeping hair loss in women an isolated issue. What causes hair loss in women in the first place? 

There are many factors affecting hair loss in women.



Comparatively speaking, hair loss in women usually does not result to complete baldness. However, it is important to understand that hair loss possibly sends a message to you that there is something unnatural is going on within your body and has to be looked into deeper. Remember that hair belongs to your head and sooner or later, simple hair loss pattern may occur but still, your hair is expected to grow at a certain thickness.



If however hair loss pattern became grave to the extent of alopecia, it is best for you to evaluate your situation and your body. Are you experiencing extremely stressful situations that may result to possible hormonal imbalance? Are you taking medication due to some illness?  

Your answers to these questions, aside from pregnancy, may ease possible alarming situation on your hair loss issues. However, if you think that none of these situations are happening, you may want to consider the following details for you to understand why you are experiencing hair loss issues: 

•  Alopecia Areata may be occurring, a disease affecting one’s capability to increase the hair recycling mechanisms.
  
  
  
  This disease affects both men and women irregardless of age. This is one of the extensive hair loss issues affecting both sexes and involves therapies like topical immunotherapy, biologic-response modifiers (minoxidil), anthralin and glucocorticoids. Therapy on the other hand may restore hair growing mechanism may not achieve the complete hair thickness as before.
• Hormonal imbalance caused by dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
  
  
  
  This is categorized as an enemy of the hair follicles and is a converted form of the male testosterone through the aid of type II 5-alpha reductase. Hormone imbalance triggers hair loss particularly for those women who are undergoing menopausal stage because the hormone levels among women decline during that period.
• Thinning of head scalp called andogenetic alopecia. Female pattern baldness may also occur on diffuse thinning pattern or similar to men’s distinctive baldness pattern.
  
  
  
  Thinning of head scalp may be a caused of hormonal imbalance too. Some of the hormonal actions included are women’s high intake of birth control pills, menopause, pregnancy and the occurrence of ovarian cyst.
• Chemotherapy sessions for cancer patients cause baldness. This hair loss pattern is called anagen effluvium whereby growing hair follicles are deeply affected with the radiation during chemotherapy sessions.
• Traumatic hair pattern also occur and caused by pulling of hair follicles tightly. This is called traction alopecia and is commonly caused by hair styling such as tight ponytails, braiding, hair extensions and cornrows.