Female pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia) is the most common cause of hair loss in women, but there are many other potential causes. Some effective treatment options are available.

The most common type of hair loss in women is androgenetic alopecia, or female pattern hair loss. Hair loss can be caused by genetics, stress, medications, or autoimmune conditions like alopecia ...

Female pattern hair loss (FPHL): women aren’t immune to hereditary hair loss. While less severe than in men, FPHL often causes overall thinning or a widened parting. Genetic hair loss is ...

but instead common causes of hair loss in woman are highlighted. Telogen effluvium: Normally the majority of scalp hair is in the growth phase, with a small percentage of hairs in the resting ...

Finasteride. In its oral, FDA-approved form, finasteride isn’t approved for the treatment of hair loss in women. But as a topical treatment, it’s an easy-to-use spray that helps reduce levels ...

For years, they’ve been shrouded in taboo. Add women’s hair loss to that list. Despite its prevalence (one in two women experience thinning hair as they enter their forties and fifties), this ...