A Woman’s Guide to Hair Loss

A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO HAIR LOSS STATISTICS ON FEMALE HAIR LOSS About 30 million American women experience hereditary hair loss =1 million 40% of hair loss sufferers in the U.S. are women • 50% of women experience female pattern hair loss by age 50 • 80% of women will have noticeable hair loss by age 60 WHAT CAUSES FEMALE HAIR LOSS? ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA • Leads to thinning hair on all parts of the scalp > Male hormones known as androgens lead to this cause of female hair loss • Heredity is one of the leading causes of this disease • May also be related to ovarian cysts, birth control pills, pregnancy, and menopause TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM • May happen after stressful events such as childbirth, surgery, or periods of malnutrition • Hair in the growing and resting phases shift into the shedding phase • Typically happens 6 weeks to 3 months after the event • Remission is possible, though for some women, it's a chronic condition ANAGEN EFFLUVIUM • Occurs after the hair follicle's metabolic activity is affected • Usually associated with chemotherapy • Hair follicles in the growing stage are affected • 90% of hairs in the growing stage may fall out after chemotherapy starts TRACTION ALOPECIA • Caused by trauma to the hair follicles • Tight hairstyles can pull at the hair over time, and can lead to hair loss • Braids, cornrows, tight ponytails, and extensions may cause this condition • Hair can regrow if traction alopecia is spotted in its early stages INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: COLORADO SURGICAL CENTER & HAIR INSTITUTE www.COLORADOSURGICALHAIR.COM Colorado Surgical Center & Hair Institute Sources: http://www.oprah.com/style/Female-Hair-Loss-Thinning-and-Alopecia http://www.americanhairloss.org/women_hair_loss/introduction.asp http://www.nahrs.org/Patientinformation(FAQS)/FemalePatternHairloss(FAQ).aspx https://www.aad.org/media-resources/stats-and-facts/conditions/hair-loss http://www.statisticbrain.com/hair-loss-statistics/ http://www.americanhairloss.org/women_hair_loss/causes_of_hair_loss.asp