Hair loss is the cause of endless nightmares and anxieties for the people that suffer it. For males it could be an acceptable fate as the major cause of hair loss is male pattern balding and it takes up 95% of all balding. That makes female balding even more hard to accept as it is an uncommon occurrence.

While male pattern baldness follows certain ways like the age where the father or grandfather started to loose hair, Female baldness on the other hand does not follow the male ascendants, rather the opposite: if their grandmothers, mother or aunts are affected with any kind of hair loss, they, too, could suffer similar patterns. Women in Asia tend to suffer from this condition – this not only has to do with their genetics, but also the fact that black hair are more likely to develop hair problems because the color of the hair tends to exaggerate the skin contrast on the scalp.

Women do lose hair at some stage in their lives. Research shows that up to two thirds of women experience hair loss at some point in time or the other; this can often be a very stressful time for women and is an integral part of their self image.

The primary source of hair loss in women is not related to inherited genes but usually associated with other factors such as pregnancy, stress, treatments like chemotherapy and  drugs, certain diet plans, thyroid hormone deficiency, or infections. The good thing is that unlike men the hair loss in these cases are usually temporary and healthy re-growth can occur after certain time.

Women rarely go bald but do experience thinning and reduction of the hair shaft diameter around the forehead and crown of the scalp as they become old. If you are one of the few who are suffering from excessive hair loss and you fear baldness it is important that you should know the cause of you problem so that appropriate remedial measures could be taken.