Thinning hair women

Thinning hair among women is not unusual, especially after menopause when hormonal changes may cause "female pattern baldness", marked by thinning of hair all over the head without a receding front hairline. Hair loss can also be due to severe stress, damaging effects of hair care treatments or styling, and a habit of twisting or pulling your hair. Some prescription drugs can cause excessive hair shedding that might be mistaken for thinning, among them blood thinners and medications used to treat gout, arthritis, depression, heart problems, and high blood pressure. When taking a drug for any of these conditions, checking to see if shedding hair is a side effect is needed. Some women in older age range might ask doctor to test for thyroid disease, because thyroid disease can cause hair loss. If this is the problem, treatment should result in hair regrowth.

What the thinning hair woman should know?

There are just as many women as there are men who have thinning hair. Menopause's shifting landscape of hormones may make it worse. Hair thinning can begin for women as early as age 20. It accelerates during menopause.

When women are in menopause, the hormones estrogen and androgen start to shift. The body begins to make fewer of these hormones, but there is more of a drop in estrogen than there is in androgen. This imbalance worsens your hair loss.

Women lose their hair differently than men. Their hair loss tends to be an overall thinning. The center part starts getting wider and the ponytail gets a little thinner.

Keep the locks you have by:

Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables.
Not putting chemicals on your hair.
Reducing the time you spend in the sun, which can stress your tresses.

Treatment options for hair loss include:

Topical minoxidil. You can find this drug over the counter. Apply it twice a day to your scalp. You won't see results for at least four months. The drug reverses the shrinking process of hair follicles and encourages hair growth. The results will last only as long as you use the medication. Once you stop, hairloss begins again. Minoxidil works in 60 percent of women with hair loss.
Hair transplantation. This is best for women with mild to moderate hairloss. Healthy hair follicles are moved from one part of the scalp to the thinning area. You must have healthy scalp areas to have this procedure done.
Wigs and hair weaves.