Hair loss in women has different psychological connotations than for men, because the appearance and image are a “value” or a “social good” that they awarded the applicant company. Women with this problem have such “devaluation”, and they get to suffer loss of their self-esteem, anxiety states that sometimes turn into depression.
Luckily for women baldness affects more men than women. Generally, women report that they have notice hair loss after the age of 40.
In most cases, the cause of hair loss in women is related to two factors: the genetic relatives of first or second degree relatives with baldness and hormones, increased blood levels of testosterone and its metabolite dihydrotestosterone .
There are other factors that accompany many times hair loss, such as seborrhea, due to excessive secretion of bait by the sebaceous glands, which end up worse evolution.
Throughout the evolution process of hair loss is variable, depending on the contributing factors, but the stages through which the process unfolds are common: progressive miniaturization of the hairline, decreased thickness and shortening.
The end result is a miniature follicle without hair. As the follicle remains vital, there is potential for new growth, which is why the importance of early treatment.
Hair loss in women has a specific pattern: its evolution is slow, the scarcity of hair is diffuse and is outstanding total loss of the same as in men. The hairline of hair in the frontal region remains unchanged and the feature is the decrease in density and volume of hair. It also differs from male pattern baldness, because the hormonal (testosterone and dihydrotestosterone levels high). Only in menopausal women these changes can be observed by concomitant endocrine factors.