Why do women experience hair loss:
Hair defines many things for women - personality, attractiveness, success, health, social status and even family tradition. Hair loss in women has long been considered a taboo due to social stigma. It's much more common than most people think - roughly 30 million adult women in North America experience thinning hair and hair loss, and some 50% of all women do by age 50 are affected. the psychological effect for women can be devastating.

The most prevalent type of hair loss among women is female pattern thinning,. known medically as Androgenetic Alopecia (genetic, diffuse hair loss). But there are many other reasons for women's hair loss, including menopause - related hormonal imbalances, postpartum/ stress - related shedding, chemotherapy, and Alopecia Areata (spotty hair loss).

Some hair loss is actually self-induced: The use of barsh chemical relaxers (Scarring Alopecia), or tight hair braiding (Traction Alopecia) can permanently damage the hair follicle.

Some prescription drugs also induce hair loss. In addition, between 4 million and 8 million women in America have varying degrees of trichotillomania(Chronic hair pulling), an obsessive - compulsive disorder that can cause permanent damage to the hair follicle.

There are some forms of hair loss among women that are still not fully understood by the medical community. Many women have experssed frustration at what they consider to be a lack of.