Female Pattern Baldness

Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL) is more common than we think. FPHL is a thinning or miniaturization of the hair on the top or crown of the head which affects about 50% of women by the age of 50.

Miniaturization is a process by which hair becomes smaller and finer with each growth cycle until finally, it stops growing altogether.

Unlike the related male condition, Male Pattern Hair Loss, where an overabundance of androgens plays an important role, it is thought that genetics, illness and stress, may be more likely a cause of hair loss in women. Tests often show that androgen levels in women who exhibit hair loss are in the normal range.

Female Pattern Hair Loss can be helped by Minoxidil, which stimulates hair growth.