Sudden Hair Loss or Thinning Hair

Women believe that the hair is their crowning glory. If it is fine and lifeless, what kind of crown was it? Sudden hair loss especially on the top or back of the head is an unwelcome condition especially for women. We want to wear our hair proud and beautiful, and suddenly developing thinning hair on top of or at the front area of the head may cause anxiety for women.

If this is a problem you are experiencing, you may need to assess your condition. If you know what is causing your hair to suddenly become thinner, you will understand how to arrest the problem. Thus, you will feel better and you will experience less social insecurity.

To help you understand sudden thinning hair on top of the head, read the article below

Of course, you already know that men do not experience hair thinning on the top of the scalp alone, they experience far more hair loss and often earlier in life than women. Men experience receding hair lines as well due to male pattern baldness – the effect of DHT acting on the hair follicles.

Like men, women experience hair thinning but it does not necessary translate to baldness. Most hair thinning problems for women are on very top of the head and this is commonly reversible.

• Hormonal changes
• Medication
• Health Problems
• Hereditary factors

Hormonal changes

• Stress
• Child birth
• Menopausal
• Pregnancy

Hormonal changes cause hair thinning. It may even lead to the development of telogen effluvium which a is resting or non-growth stage in your hair. However, please note that hair thinning or hair fall will be reversed once your hormonal activity returns to normal.

Medication

• Anti thyroid medication
• Blood pressure medications
• Blood thinning medications
• Oral contraceptives
• Arthritis drugs
• Anti-depressant drugs

These are only a few of the medications that cause sudden hair loss for women. Of course, it also affects men’s hair but then again, women have less problems than men because for men hair fall out may lead to total baldness. For women, it often does not lead to baldness.

Health Problems

• Chemotherapy
• Thyroid problems
• Abnormal diet or crash dieting
• Acute blood loss
• Vitamin deficiencies
• Trauma or surgery

These health problems may lead to sudden thinning of the hair not just on top but in other parts of the head. On extreme cases, baldness may also happen. However, we all know that health issues affect every individual differently. Thus, if you are experiencing hair thinning on your scalp have your health care professional assess your condition and advise you on the proper way to treat your hair thinning problem.

Hereditary Factors

Your hair characteristic may be copied from your father or your mother, from the relatives of your father or your mother. Thus, if hair thinning runs in your genes, you may experience sudden hair loss on top or any other part of your head but if you detect it early, you have a good change of reversing the problem.

Early detection of problem such as hair thinning on top of the head may translate to a remedy. Like in any medical or normal circumstances, early detection is better that being reactive about it. Male pattern baldness is the culprit in 95% of the cases of male hair loss, and is caused by the effects of DHT on the hair follicles. Prevention and deterrence of DHT such as using DHT blocker or hair loss shampoo might provide an effective defense against this natural phenomenon.