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You may have looked after your hair really well during your lifetime, but this doesn’t mean that you won’t suffer with female hair loss. Most cases of female hair loss are as a result of stress, trauma and physical and hormonal changes that are occurring in your body. Regardless of how well you have treated your hair, you might still suffer from hair loss.

There are many myths surrounding female hair loss and the loss of hair such as over brushing the hair, over styling and colouring the hair. However these are all old wives tales and there are more scientific reasons for women losing their hair during their lifetime.

In most cases of female hair loss it is triggered by a physical, emotional or hormonal change to their body which has resulted in their hair follicles becoming dormant and therefore not producing hair. For some women this can be bald patches on the scalp, whereas others it is the thinning of the hair. If you think that you are suffering with some form of female hair loss, you should speak to your doctor and get a formal diagnosis. Your doctor may even refer you to a specialist to ensure that you are getting the right treatment for your hair loss.

Hair loss for a woman is much more of a taboo subject than male hair loss. This is probably because of embarrassment about the illness and also not fully understanding why they are suffering with female hair loss. However, female hair loss is actually quite common and you would be surprised to hear how many women suffer with variants of a female hair loss condition.

There are many different forms of hair loss for women, but the most common is alopecia and telogen effluvium. This particular type of hair loss is caused by a ‘reaction to intense stress on the body’s physical or hormonal systems, or as a reaction to medication’. In most cases of this particular type of hair loss, your doctor will be able to prescribe you the necessary medication and ensure that your hair returns.

However, your hair loss might not happen straight after a traumatic event or hormonal change in your body. Sometimes it can take a while for the hair follicles to stop producing hair and you may notice in the beginning that your hair is thinning out rather than becoming completely bald. The reason for the thinning of the hair is because your hair follicles have become dormant as a result of the trauma. The medication that your doctor puts you on will stimulate the growth of the dormant hair follicles.