Female Pattern Baldness (Androgenic Alopecia): What You Should Know

Posted by avenues kapadia on December 7th, 2018

The society treats the hairs as the symbol of beauty in women and in this condition, it is tough to imagine life without healthy and long hairs on the head. Nowadays, many women are coming to the Avenues clinic for Ahmedabad Hair Transplant and this fact shows that females are really worried because of the hair loss problem.

As a popular belief, males are more likely to face pattern hair loss but female hair loss is quite possible in women.

Let us know more about the hair loss in women.

What is Female Pattern Hair Loss?

Pattern baldness is a common type of baldness and female pattern hair loss is a type of pattern baldness that can affect women at any age.

The signs of female pattern hair loss are severe hair loss and hair thinning that affects the entire scalp of the patients. In medical terms, the disease is called androgenic alopecia.

The pattern of hair loss in males is slightly different from the females. In males, the baldness starts from a receding hairline and ends in a thin layer of hair on the back and sides of the head. It means except the layer of hairs, the entire scalp is completely bald. On the other hand, the females may experience hair thinning on the entire scalp. The hairline usually does not recede in women.

Reasons For Female Pattern Hair Loss

The pattern hair loss is related to your genes and women may inherit the gene for hair loss from their parents. Hormonal effects also play in the occurrence of the female pattern hair loss.

Apart from these genetic and hormonal reasons, there are several reasons that may trigger the genetic baldness or androgenic alopecia.

The women may face severe hair loss due to anemia that is the result of monthly menstruation cycle or hair loss is possible at the time of delivery of the child because of hormonal changes. Menopause is the stage that may cause hair loss as well.

Besides these reasons, stress, poor diet, pollution, infection, medications, improper hair care, season hair loss may cause mild or serious hair loss in women.

Treatment Options For Female Pattern Hair Loss

The stage of hair loss in women will decide the type of treatment. The surgeons, after full checkup of the scalp, decide a suitable treatment for the female patient.

The Treatment Options Are:

Minoxidil:

This medicine is used to treat hair loss in both men and women. According to experts, Minoxidil may stimulate hair growth and prevents further hair thinning. But, the patients have to use it regularly and if he stops using the medicine, hair loss may take place again.

Oral Medication:

Some experts prescribe oral medication like spironolactone that is used to block the production of androgen to prevent hair loss. This medicines may cause some side effects like dizziness, dry mouth etc.

Hair Transplant:

This is a surgical procedure that is performed by removing the hairs from the donor site and transplanting hairs to the bald area. This procedure is considered as the most preferred treatment due to its benefits.

The patients who are aspiring for Hair Transplantation in Ahmedabad may contact the Avenues clinic for the treatment.