Female Hair Loss

It can start as thinning..

Premature or extensive hair loss in a woman can cause considerable distress. Some causes are totally reversible and are related to easily rectified medical conditions that can be easily diagnosed by a doctor, and treated.

We feel patients need treatment options and, in particular, women with hair loss usually ask for actual information in regard to the causes, that's why we take time to explore what is happening.

Up to 50% of women over the age of 50 years incur some degree of hair loss due mostly to adrogenic pattern changes (yes ladies you do have male hormones in you). This is a classification system by Ludwig:

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