Hair Loss in Women

Hair loss in women is part of the body’s renewal process. Most of us lose 50 to 100 hairs every day. Most of the time new strands grow to replace the old ones. In female pattern hair loss, the root grows a shorter hair in the place of the one lost.

The most common type of female hair loss is androgenetic alopecia. Alopecia means baldness. It is most common in women after menopause. However, it can begin as early as puberty when female hormone changes start to take place.

Causes of Hair Loss in Women

3 or 4 months after an illness or surgery, a person can experience hair loss in large amounts. This is related to the stress from the illness or surgery and will not last long.

Hair loss can be hormonal such as an overactive or under active thyroid or if the male or female hormones are out of balance. Genetics is considered the most common cause.

Pregnancy can cause large amounts of hair loss to occur as the hormones are returning to pre-pregnancy levels and self adjusting their growth and loss cycle.

Certain medicines can cause hair loss such as blood thinners, medicines for gout or chemotherapy, birth control pills and anti-depressants. It can also occur as part of a hidden disease such as lupus or diabetes.

Improper care of your hair, by pulling it tightly such as with ponytails, can cause hair loss known as traction alopecia. If the stress is stopped the hair growth can go back to normal. If not, it can cause permanent damage.

Female Hair Loss Treatments

When medicines cause hair to be lost, the stopping of the medicine usually causes the hair growth and loss cycle to go back to normal.

If it is related to the thyroid, the balancing out of the thyroid frequently is the hair loss remedy in this case. The thyroid is something that has to be watched very carefully and medicine needs to be adjusted at different times.

When stress is removed from a person’s life or it is handled appropriately, the hair loss in women that was due to the stress is generally reversible.

The loss of hair can be aggravated by poor diet. Eating plenty of whole grains, vegetables, beans, nuts, fish and lean poultry is one of the most important hair loss remedies.

Supplements are highly recommended for this health problem. Iron and MSM (methylsulfonylmethane, which contains sulfur) both promote hair growth.

Biotin encourages hair and scalp health and can even prevent female and male hair loss in some cases.

Fish oil and flaxseed are important and silica fosters hair development.

is important for both men and women in hair loss. Rosemary essential oil is used to improve scalp circulation.

Hair loss in women can vary depending on the cause. Womens hair loss is much less common than hair loss in men.

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