Causes of Women's Hair Loss

Women's hair loss is not uncommon. About two thirds of women in the U.S. suffer from hair loss at some point during their lifetimes. Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss. The most common type of hair loss is Androgentic Alopecia, it is permanent and attributed to genetics.

Here are the most common causes of hair loss for women:

  • Stress
  • Hormonal Changes
  • Alopecia Areata (Hair loss in patches all over the body, most commonly on the scalp)
  • Alopecia Totalis (Hair loss on the entire head including the scalp)
  • Alopecia Universalis (Total hair loss over the entire body)
  • Androgentic Alopecia (Female Pattern Hair Loss, also known as, Androgenic Alopecia)
  • Cicatricial Alopecia (Diverse group of rare disorders that destroy the hair follicle and replace it with scar tissue)
  • Traction Alopecia (Physical damage caused by braiding, teasing, fluffing combing, washing, blow drying, etc.)
  • Trichotillomania (Compulsive hair pulling)
  • Tinea Capitis (Fungal infection of scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes with a propensity of attacking hair shafts and follicles)
  • Chemotherapy/Radiation Treatment
  • Hair Products and Treatments