And hair loss can be caused by a number of factors, but inheritance is number one of the reasons why men and women lose their mane. Hereditary hair loss for men and women have the same main cause which is Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is attacking our hair follicles. DHT is a metabolite of testosterone, a male hormone but is also present in the woman's body. Men and women lose their hair not because of increased levels of DHT in the body, but given the sensitivity of hair follicles DHT attacks, although the exact mechanism and the reasons why some of the hair, the majority are at the top of the head are more vulnerable to such attacks are not yet known.
The main difference between male and female form of hereditary baldness is in its shape. The male form has a characteristic Horseshoe pattern, while the female form is typically diffuse thinning over the entire scalp and is therefore less easily recognised. The female forms of hereditary hair loss is in its form, virtually indistinguishable from the hair loss caused by various other factors. The second most common reason a woman loses her hair is hormonal imbalance during and after pregnancy or menopause. These changes are usually of a temporary nature and is also hair loss, hair loss, although after menopause is permanent in most cases.
When it comes to treatment and hair loss in women, there are certain specifics. Firstly, most of the women, to very good candidates for hair transplant, due to their diffuse thinning, which makes it impossible to identify the hair, that will be resistant to the distant future. Secondly, finasteride, which is one of only two FDA approved hair loss treatment available today, cannot be used in women and the dutasteride which is its closest and assumedly even stronger relative. Rogaine (minoxidil generic name) is the second FDA approved hair loss treatment and its approved concentrations for women is only 2%, compared to 5% for men. However, many doctors recommend that their female patients of minoxidil formulation of the male, having a concentration of 5%, such as Rogaine foam. Aminexil molecule is, like minoxidil, and it is often women who are pregnant or breastfeeding is recommended as a safer option than minoxidil.
Although some Antiandrogens such as finasteride or dutasteride cannot be prescribed for women, there are other antiandrogen drugs, which can be effectively used to treat hair loss. Antiandrogens are most frequently used for the treatment of female pattern baldness are spironolactone (brand name Aldactone) and cyproterone acetate (used in birth control, such as Diane 35, Diane 50 and Ginette 35).
Further treatment of the seemingly high rate of success is the solution to the current estrogen, such as Crinohermal, female hormones, estradiol, as their main active ingredients. Estradiol is able to prevent the conversion of testosterone Follicle damage to DHT. Hormone replacement therapy is a hormonal treatment for more appropriate for women in menopause, estrogen and progesterone pills and the creams, the most common forms of treatment. Estrogen levels in the body to decrease with time. As women, menopause, estrogen levels decrease, and thus more male hormone testosterone is available then will be converted into a pouch of injury to the DHT.
The above list of treatments for female pattern baldness is not exhaustive, but. There are a number of other remedies, which are often claimed that he helped promote the growth of hair in women, such as ketoconazole, fluridil, flutamide, alfatradiol, as well as various substances of natural origin. Despite the fact that there are female patients, who are some of these treatments, none of them was never sufficiently clinically tested, let alone approved by the supervisory authority of any significant national health as a treatment for hair loss and the rights guaranteed by their efficiency should be given to a grain of salt.
