What Type of Female Hair Loss
Do You Suffer From?

There are many types of female hair loss - This page briefly explains what they are, and which type might affect you.

Generally, women find any form of hair loss much more embarrassing than men. As such, they are far less likely to accept it, and much more likely to seek treatment for it.

The treatment required for one type of hair loss might be different from another, so it's important to seek professional advice and find out exactly what type you have.

How many types of female hair loss are there?

Hair loss often has a genetic connection and so, can affect both men and women. But, whilst the vast majority of men will experience androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness) for women it's a bit more complicated...

Most types of hair loss are connected to hormones in some way. And women are more likely to have a greater fluctuation in their hormone levels than men (due to menstruation, pregnancy and the menopause).

So, it follows that, whilst statistically fewer women experience hair loss than men, they tend to be affected by more types.

So, let's look at these different types of female hair loss:

1. Telogen effluvium
2. Post partum hair loss
3. Androgenetic alopecia
4. Alopecia areata
5. Cicatricial alopecia
6. Traction alopecia
7. Fibromyalgia
8. Eyebrow hair loss
9. Chemotherapy
10. Other types of hair loss

1. Telogen effluvium

Up to 50% of all women may experience significant hair loss by the age of 60. Chronic telogen effluvium (CTE) is the second most common type of hair loss after androgenic alopecia and, between them, these two types account for as much as 95% of all female hair loss cases.

Telogen effluvium can be connected to many things including nutritional deficiency. This deficiency is largely due to iron depletion (from menstruation cycles). It can build up slowly over many years and lead to CTE. Vegetarians might also experience CTE (including men).

Telogen effluvium is evenly distributed (diffuse) thinning across the entire scalp (i.e., not just the crown of the scalp). And, because this thinning isn't just confined to one area, telogen effluvium is not normally obvious to other people.

But, simply because you might be the only one who really knows about it, doesn't necessarily make it any more acceptable.

Learn more about telogen effluvium.

2. Post partum hair loss

Post partum hair loss is another common type of telogen effluvium. It can affect up to 50% of all women following pregnancy.

Learn about post partum hair loss.

3. Androgenetic alopecia

As stated earlier, androgenetic alopecia mostly affects men. However, as the name suggests, this type involves genetic inheritance, and so can be passed on from parent to child (both male and female).

It also involves androgens. These potent hormones are produced by women in much smaller quantities than they are in men. However, they can still affect a women's body. As such, androgenetic alopecia is also a form of female hair loss.

It normally manifests itself as diffuse thinning (i.e., it's similar to CTE) but only on the crown of the scalp.

Because of this, androgenetic alopecia is often much more noticeable to others (i.e., not just yourself).

This type of hair loss can also make your scalp much more visible, and any parting you may have, much wider.

Click here if you think you might have androgenetic alopecia.

Female hair loss caused by androgenetic alopecia is usually diffuse thinning.

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4. Alopecia areata

If your hair falls out literally overnight and in clumps, it's probably alopecia areata. Alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis are also types of alopecia areata.

This horrifying disease can be extremely rapid and extensive and cause incredible distress to those it affects as you can imagine from the alopecia areata picture opposite.

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Find out all possible alopecia areata causes here.

5. Cicatricial alopecia

Cicatricial alopecia (or scarring alopecia) affects just 3% of the population and occurs mostly in men and women. It can also sometimes be confused with alopecia areata.

Learn more - Cicatricial alopecia

6. Traction alopecia

Braids, clips and other hair accessories can, to an extent, literally pull your hair out! Over time, ponytails, cornrows, even excess brushing or combing can also cause this type of female hair loss.

Research traction alopecia.

7. Fibromyalgia

Cases of fibromyalgia in women may outnumber men by as much as 9 to 1. Women between the age of 20 and 50 are most at risk.

Find out more - Fibromyalgia hair loss.

8. Eyebrow hair loss

There are several conditions and disorders that can cause eyebrow hair loss.

Find out what they are - Eyebrow hair loss.

9. Chemotherapy

This form of hair loss is due to the powerful chemicals used to treat various forms of cancer. Whether or not chemotherapy is the best form of treatment depends upon the type and extent of the cancer involved. As such, chemotherapy may lead to both male and female hair loss.

Research chemotherapy hair loss.

10. Other types of hair loss

There are also other more rare forms of hair loss too:

Research other types of hair loss.

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What Type of Female Hair Loss Do You Suffer From?

What Type of Female Hair Loss
Do You Suffer From?