To loose your hair at the best of times is a worrying experience for any man, but is many times more stressful when it happens to a woman. It is expected that a man will loose hair over his lifetime, and it is not unusual to see bald men. It can attract the wrong sort of attention, and is a different experience for a women who suffer from thinning hair or baldness. This attention will often bring with it social issues, making an uncomfortable situation for the woman.
The appearance of Hairloss can be an uncontrollable event striking at any time in a person’s life. As mentioned earlier, if you are a male then you are not going to be pleased, but you are more likely to accept the problem. This is especially true if there is genetic evidence within the family indicating the presence of baldness. but hairloss in a woman can be a devastating experience, and mark a complete change in her lifestyle. I have listed below some reasons why hairloss can strike a woman:
1. Stress
This is much more common than most people would think, and can trigger a thinning of the hair and in some cases a total loss of hair known as Alopecia Totalis. Obviously this can also apply to male hairloss, as everyone suffers from stress at some point in their lives. Cases of stress-related hairloss can be successfully treated – look at what is causing the problem and tackle it at the root (Pun intended).
2. Hormonal Imbalance
Some women suffer from hormonal imbalances, including male pattern baldness which is the presence of too much male hormone in the body. A deficiency in female hormones resulting in baldness is also a condition that can affect many women. This is also known as female pattern baldness.
What are the reasons behind the hairloss that women suffer as a result of this type of hormone imbalance? The main culprits are oral contraceptives, menopause and the post-natal stage of pregnancy.
3. Pregnancy
It is not unnatural having given birth, to experience some degree of female hairloss. Abnormally high levels of estrogen produced during pregnancy is responsible for this effect. Hairloss in this case is a direct consequence the levels of estrogen readjusting to the correct level before pregnancy.
