It says, “Lush Hair, Limitless Confidence!” As we know, for women, hair signifies beauty, confidence, and self-respect. However, this confidence can vanish when women start experiencing hair loss. For them, it is a traumatic experience. There are various reasons for women’s hair loss, like age, changes in hormones, genetics, lifestyle, dietary habits, etc., but knowing the causes and available treatments can help understand and prevent excessive hair fall. This blog will discuss the top causes of female hair thinning and the best treatments available

Understanding Women’s Hair Loss

Hair Fall in women is a common but neglected issue. If we talk about men, then they tend to lose hair in particular patches, but women more commonly suffer from overall thinning.  The technical name for hair loss is alopecia. Alopecia in women can be present in a variety of ways, including gradual thinning of hair, bald patches, and sudden shedding.

So, let’s find out the what are the causes of women hair loss?

Most commonly, factors that contribute to female hair thinning include:

Hormonal Imbalances

 The most common factor for hair loss is hormonal fluctuation. It mostly happens when a woman is pregnant, menopausal, or has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which causes hair loss.

Genetic Factors

Female pattern baldness, or androgenetic alopecia, is genetic. If you’ve got hereditary hair loss running in your family, you will most likely have a genetic predisposition for it. This condition causes progressive hair loss along the crown and part line.

Stress and Lifestyle Choices:

Uncontrolled stress levels can push follicles into an inactive state, a temporary shedding process called telogen effluvium. Moreover, women’s hair loss is also caused by a poor diet, sleep disturbance, and an unhealthy lifestyle.

Nutritional deficiency:

Female hair thinning can also be caused by nutritional deficiencies like vitamin D, iron, zinc, biotin, minerals, etc. If your diet is not proper, it leads to weak hair follicles.

Medical conditions and medicines:

Side effects of medications like chemotherapy, depression pills, blood pressure, and high doses of vitamin A can lead to female hair thinning. Additionally, medical conditions like thyroid disease, anemia, and autoimmune diseases lead to hair loss.

Chemical treatments and hair styling

If you are using excessive hair tools, chemical treatment like perms, and frequently color your hair, you can damage your hair and breakage too. Moreover, hairstyles such as ponytails and braids can also lead to traction alopecia.

Women’s Hair Loss Treatment

Oral medications:

•       Medicines: Your doctor can prescribe some medicines so that your different issues related to hair can be lowered.

•       Supplements: If you have a nutritional deficiency, then your doctor may suggest biotin, iron, vitamin A, multivitamins, etc., but don’t take before checking with your doctor.

Topical treatment:

Minoxidil (Rogaine):  A topical medication (the kind you put on your scalp), and it is FDA-approved for female pattern hair loss. It is OTC in 2% and 5% solutions. It can take an average of 6–12 months to notice the results when used once a day, but consult with your doctor first.

Advanced Hair Transplant Techniques (Hair Restoration)

•       Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy: In this procedure, your doctor injects platelets from your blood into the scalp to aid hair growth.

•       Hair Transplant: A permanent cure treatment to relieve baldness wherein hair follicles are transferred from one portion of the scalp to another. There are two types of hair transplant:

1. a)     Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE): In this method, individual hair follicles are removed one by one from the donor area (typically the back or sides of the scalp) and placed into the balding or thinning areas without leaving a scar.

1. b)     Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT): In this, a strip of your skin containing the hair follicles is surgically removed from the donor region, and the hair follicles are then separated and transplanted to the bald or thinning areas without leaving a linear scar on the donor site

Low-Level Laser therapy:

It is a painless and non-invasive treatment. It helps to increase your blood flow to the scalp. The benefit of this treatment is:

•   Improving your hair density
•   Straighten your existing hair
•   Regrowing your hair

 Natural remedies:

•   Diet: Start eating a balanced diet that contains plenty of vitamins, minerals, and dietary Fiber, like eggs, fish, nuts, leafy green vegetables, protein-rich foods, etc, which help in stimulating hair growth as well.
•   Scalp massage: If you massage your scalp daily, it improves your blood circulation and strengthens hair follicles.
•       Stress Prevention: Stress-induced hair loss can also be prevented by yoga, meditation, and deep breathing exercises.

Final Thoughts

Women’s hair loss can be upsetting, but understanding the cause of hair loss early makes it easier to seek the right help. Luckily, advanced treatments are also developed, such as PRP therapy, hair transplants, and FDA-approved medications that have been proven to work. Eating a better diet and using dermatologist-approved hair care products can also help your scalp to regrow your hair.

Don’t let your hair shake your confidence- early treatment is the only plan. Take charge of your hair today and find out the best solutions because your hair deserves the best.