- Hair Loss Woman NYC Treatment Center in Manhattan
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- Family history of male or female pattern baldness
- Hair loss can occur in women for reasons other than female pattern baldness, including the following: Breaking of hair (from treatments and twisting or pulling of hair
- hair shaft abnormalities that are present from birth)
- Certain skin diseases that lead to scarring of the hair follicles Hormonal abnormalities, such as too much testosterone, or too much or too little thyroid hormone
- Iron deficiency Medications such as chemotherapy and beta blockers
- Patchy hair loss (alopecia areata)
- Syphilis Temporary shedding of hair (telogen effluvium) after a major illness, surgery, or pregnancy Vitamin deficiency (such as biotin)
- Symptoms Hair thinning is different from that of male pattern baldness.
- Female pattern baldness Alopecia in women;
- Baldness - female; Hair loss in women;
- Androgenetic alopecia in women
- Baldness occurs when hair falls out and normal new hair does not grow in its place.
- Signs and tests Female pattern baldness is usually diagnosed based on:
- Ruling out other causes of hair loss
- The appearance and pattern of hair loss
- Your medical history The doctor will examine you for other signs of too much male hormone (androgen), such as: Abnormal new hair growth, such as on the face or between the belly button and pubic area.
- The front hairline remains The hair loss rarely progresses to total or near total baldness, as it may in men
- Itching or skin sores on the scalp are generally NOT seen
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