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Hair loss in women occurs when people assigned female at birth lose more than 125 hairs per day. This can cause shedding, bald spots and thinning hair. A dermatologist can help you determine what caused your hair loss and recommend treatment options.
Female pattern baldness is a very common type of hair loss that affects women and people assigned female at birth. Female pattern baldness usually starts after menopause. It’s reversible with treatment, which includes medications, red light therapy or styling techniques.
Alopecia areata is a common condition that causes hair loss anywhere on your body, but it usually affects your scalp. Everyone loses hair when they shampoo or brush, it’s part of the hair growth process. But if you have alopecia areata, you might notice more hair loss than usual.
Male pattern baldness is a very common type of hair loss that affects people assigned male at birth. There are seven stages of male pattern baldness. The early stages usually start in your 30s, but some people have signs as early as their late teens. Treatments include medications, a hair transplant, platelet-rich plasma and styling techniques.
Postpartum hair loss is a normal part of pregnancy and childbirth and won’t affect your baby. But hair that falls out can wrap around your baby’s fingers, toes or other body parts. This rare occurrence is called a hair tourniquet and can cause pain and cut off blood supply.
When you start to shed more strands — and fewer or none grow back — the condition is considered alopecia (hair loss). There are several types of hair loss, and it can affect adults of any gender and even children. You may lose hair just on your head or from your body as well.
Madarosis can cause two types of hair loss — your eyebrows and eyelashes. Madarosis that makes your eyebrows fall out is called superciliary madarosis. Madarosis that affects your eyelashes is called ciliary madarosis.
Minoxidil (Rogaine) increases new hair growth in cases of hereditary hair loss. You can apply this topical solution or foam on your scalp.
Telogen effluvium is a type of temporary hair loss caused by a stressor or change to your body. Your hair has three stages of growth and loss (shedding): Anagen (growth): This is the most active stage of your hair growth cycle. The cells in the lower part of a hair follicle rapidly divide.
Trichotillomania is a condition where you compulsively pull out your hair, often severely affecting your mental health. It is treatable with therapy and medications.