What are the differences in the cause of hair loss in women as opposed to men?
Most women lose their hair for the same reason that men do-genetics. It’s called female-pattern balding, as opposed to male-pattern balding, but both refer to what is called androgenetic alopecia, which means hair loss caused by a sensitivity to male type hormones, which men and women both have. Women are more protected by estrogen for a period of time, but the cause is the same. It’s just that it typically occurs later, it goes more slowly, and the pattern is such that it’s easier to cover it up than it is for men. Because men lose their hair in large quantities in a localized area, they appear bald. However, women’s hair loss is diffused all over their heads, so it’s appears as thin hair.
