Female Hair Loss

One of the myths about female hair loss is that wigs and hats could become one of the causes of this condition. There are also myths like: female hair loss indicates an energetic brain, over brushing or too frequent washing cause hair loss in women.

There is one more popular question: “What is the most widespread type of female hair loss?” It is the female pattern baldness (FPB). It is a hereditary type which might be inherited from each of the parents. To make things simple, the cause of the FPB is a chemical called DHT.

The female pattern baldness usually becomes stronger at the age of menopause. It’s symptoms are thinning of the hair over the sides and the top of the head.

There are several products available for female hair loss treatment:

1. Wigs or hair thickeners – these cosmetic products will help you save a lot of time, money and discomfort using other kinds of treatments. But, still there are lots of women who aren’t fell secure and natural with cosmetic products. If you are belong to these you should try all solutions available until you wind something that’ll suit you.

2. One more hair loss solution is a medical treatment. You can use Minoxidil, for example. Minoxidil is one of only two FDA approved hair loss treatments and it remains the only one approved for use by women. Minoxidil or Rogaine also helps high blood pressure.

Minoxidil works on about 50% of female hair loss cases but not always with the same efficiency. It comes as a lotion that you have to put on your scalp.

3. The least recommended treatment is a hair transplantation surgery. Although it gives a significant improvement, these surgeries involve severe risk.

The principle of the method is transplanting hair follicles from the body (the back of the head for example) on the scalp. It is a pain full long process.

In some cases, female hair loss can be a mental symptom. Therefore, it is advised to wait a while before using any of the products mentioned above.