Did you are aware that over 40 million women suffer from some type of hair loss problem? Most of these issues can be easily corrected. The first thing that should be done by a lady struggling with hair loss problems, is usually to identify why you have the situation. The best individual who can do this to suit your needs will be your doctor. Your doctor should be able to identify the main cause and prescribe the proper treatment.

Some possible causes and cures of thinning hair in females are:

Female Pattern Baldness (FPB): This is a result of the same hormone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), that produces Male Pattern Baldness (MPB). Though a result of the same hormone, the outcomes will vary. Instead of obtaining a bald patch, women will have a general thinning with the hair all around the scalp. To treat this, women should use the Federal Drug Administration approved medicine Minoxidil.

Stress: Stress for example that a result of divorce, childbirth, illness, surgery, death of a beloved, etc, might cause hair loss. But it is not evident until a few months as soon as the stress occurs or starts. This is because the power needed to grow the strand is diverted to locations the location where the body believes it’s needed. This causes the head of hair to go into the resting phase and falling out almost a year later. Once the stress is removed the hair will re-grow.

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