While men are the ones that we most often think of when we think of hair loss, it happens to women too. In most cases, however, women do not become completely bald, as men do. Instead, women lose hair in a broader pattern over the scalp, rather than losing it completely from the top of the head (as men do). This is called female pattern alopecia, and a woman can inherit this condition from either her mother or her father. However, the most common type of hair loss for both sexes is still Androgenetic Alopecia, which results in central thinning of hair in women.
While alopecia of both kinds can be hereditary, there are a host of other reasons for hair loss in women. In fact, hair loss in women can be caused by a number of underlying medical issues, including:
- Postpartum and post-menopausal time periods, when increased hair loss is common
- Diseases of the ovaries, including tumors
- Low iron or iron anemia
- Problems with the thyroid gland, including low thyroid conditions
- Diseases of the connective tissue, including such chronic disease as Lupus
- Nutritional problems caused by severely-restricted diets, poor absorption of nutrients, and deficiencies of protein, calories, essential fatty acids or minerals
- Severe stress caused by surgery or severe emotional problems
- Prescription medications, which have pushed hair follicles into a “resting” phase
- Hormonal challenges, including increases in dihydrotestosterone, which shrinks hair follicles
- Chemotherapy
Many of these types of hair loss are fully reversible – but only if the proper medical diagnosis is made and the correct action taken! This is particularly true for women who are experiencing hair loss due to medications. It can be as simple as changing the drug being taken or prescribing the right adjunct approach to minimize or eliminate hair loss.
For other causes of hair loss, particularly when it is related to a woman’s hormonal or nutritional status, the best action can be to nourish the scalp and help to compete with such hormonal “bad guys” as dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This is where products like SureThik Shampoo and SureThik Hair Serum come into play. These products provide a combination of ingredients that research shows work to address the issues of DHT, hair follicle health and nutrition. The result is that your hair grows naturally, without the use of drugs or medical interventions.
