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Female Hair Loss Treatment

Hair loss affects both women and men worldwide. Although more prevalent in men, hair loss does affect about 66% of all women over time. Female hair loss appears as a thinning of hair over the upper crown area, along with an overal loss of hair density. In time, hair at the crown - often at the part line, begins to fall at a faster rate than the rest of the scalp, causing what is commonly referred to as female pattern baldness

Female pattern baldness, much like male pattern baldness, usually occurs as a result of a single hormone known as DHT, or Di-Hydrotestosterone. This is a naturally occuring hormone that is required in the human body for functioning at low levels. Testosterone is converted to DHT by the enzyme 5-alpha reductase in the body. The DHT is free floating, but begins to concentrate in various areas of the body - including the scalp. DHT attaches to receptors in the hair follicle. Once it is attached, it beings to attack and damage the hair follicle. Over time, and left untreated, DHT will degrade the follicle until it dies, no longer able to produce hair. The good news is, by blocking DHT and it's effects on the follicle, you can allow hair follicles to heal and being growing healthy hair again.

DHT blockers work by naturally preventing the binding of DHT to the hair follicle. Without the harmful effects of DHT acting on the follicle, hair can grow healthy again. There are numerous anti-DHT products on the market, but we recommend two stage Provillus For Women - an effective, natural DHT blocker.

How Much Hair Loss is Too Much?

You are probably wondering how much is normal to lose and how much is too much. It is normal for a women to lose between fifty and one hundred strands of hair a day. If you consistently notice what seems to be a significantly larger amount of hair fall than this, or you have a noticeable thinning of the crown or overall scalp area, you are most likely experiencing excessive female hair loss.

Female Pattern Baldness Classification

There are several ways in which women's hair loss can occur. The first and most common way is when the hair begins to thin from the top in a gradual manner, directly behind the hair line. This is referred to as the Ludwig pattern. The second most common way that hair is lost is when the women experiences hair loss due to telogen effluvium. With this condition, hair is lost in a pattern so that the hair thins from the front hairline to the crown. Another common pattern in in female hair loss is when it occurs throughout the entire scalp. This hair loss pattern is referred to as diffuse alopecia, and is by far the most serious female hair loss pattern. Another rare way in which hair loss can occur is in a “Christmas tree pattern,” where the hair thins in a zigzagged sort of pattern on the top.

Why Does This Happen, and How Do I Treat it?

There is much scientific evidence that supports the role of DHT in the gradual thinning and miniaturization of hair follicles in approximately 85% of all reported cases of female hair loss. DHT is a natural hormone in the body that bids to the hair follicle and causes deterioration, gradually reducing the hair follicle to miniaturized, and creating 'peach fuzz' on the scalp. Once a hair follicle has been damaged by DHT to that extent, it is irreversible. By preventing DHT buildup on the scalp, you can in turn, prevent the binding of that hormone to the your hair follicles, slowing or even reversing hair loss.

Do hair transplants work for everyone who experiences female hair loss?

Although it would be wonderful if hair transplants worked for everybody who received them that were going through hair loss, this is not the case. Ultimately this procedure is very expensive, and out of the budget range for most people. The majority of the time, these restoration techniques work the best for women whose hair has been lost that are in the Ludwig pattern. Ladies that experience diffuse alopecia pattern or thinning hair along the crown area are not suitable candidates for hair transplants.