Hair loss medications largely
focus on androgenic alopecia and controlling the androgenic activity since that
is the primary cause of hair loss in males as well as females. While men are
very commonly prone to have hairline recession or baldness, females are likely to
have a thinning density of hair. However, the cause of permanent acute hair
thinning in women may have other reasons than androgenic alopecia so the
treatment of it is more exclusive than the rather more “obvious” hair loss
diagnosis of men.
Androgenic Alopecia or Common Hair Loss in Women
Androgenic alopecia (AGA) is the
most common diagnosis for hair thinning in men and women. However, the
diagnosis of AGA in women is more complicated in nature in contrast to the
precise male pattern baldness. Female AGA not only occurs in a diffusive
manner, but it can be more confusing with two distinguishable features—
1. Diffusive “pattern” alopecia (DPA)— diffused hair thinning under a margin of the
front and center of the scalp, while the back of the scalp stays immune, just
like male pattern baldness. However, the difference is as men experience
gradual spreading of hairline receding backwards, women see an uneven thinning
with some regions being denser and some thinner, with or without the hairline
losing its pattern in the temples.
2. Diffusive Un-Patterned Alopecia— uneven hair thinning takes place all
over the scalp including the back of the scalp. The hairline is more likely to
recede backwards from the temples leaving a high forehead and broad slits;
however, baldness is rare in women.
Hair Loss Other Than Androgenic Alopecia
There may be other reasons for
women to lose hair at an alarming rate, and to a permanent hair thinning. This
may include
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Telogen Effluvium
On a general
approach, this hair loss type is less common than androgenic alopecia, but when
it comes to female diagnoses, this is as common as the other is. This is a
scalp disorder, usually autoimmune occurring due involuntary malfunction in the natural hair growth cycle,
resulting hair follicles taking too much time to grow new hair with the anagen
phase, and prolong the telogen phase, which sees a loss of volume and density
of hair. Childbirth, menopause, stress, and even malnutrition are known to be
valid causes of this diagnosis.
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Anagen
Effluvium
Similar to telogen effluvium,
anagen effluvium is another aspect of an interference caused to the hair growth
cycle, which is non-androgenic. Something prevents the anagen phase from
beginning after the telogen phase. This is commonplace with chemotherapy
radiation after cancer treatment, wherein the radiation kills the stem cells
progenitor cells along with the carcinoma cells. For more details please visit
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Traction
Alopecia
This is a non-androgenic scarring
alopecia that occurs due to excess hair damage caused by hair styling resulting
in inflammation of hair follicles. Cornrows, too much heat, and the required
amount of pulling of the hair prolong the telogen phase. It is eligible to have
hair transplant surgery, since this more specific scarring alopecia that occur
at a portion of the scalp, so there is a fair chance of having a good donor
reserve.
