Female Pattern Hair Loss: Why Do You Lose Hair?
For women, hair defines many things – personality, beauty, success, and health, to name a few. Losing hair can be tramatic and can have a dramatic effect on self esteem and personality. Many women feel that without their hair, they've lost a large part of their identity. The good news is now there is the technological means to help restore beautiful hair again!
Sometimes life isn't fair and we may have struggles we face, for some of us, hair loss could be one of them. Unlike men, there are many reasons why women lose hair and some might include hormonal imbalances, postpartum/stress, chemotherapy, and disorders such as trichtilliomania. Female hair loss can also be brought about by certain prescription drugs or as a result of the usage in harsh chemical relaxers or extremely tight hair braiding which can cause permanent damage to the hair follicle.
Anagen effluvim occurs as a result of a diffuse hair loss from follicles in the anagen growth phase. Hair loss can be extensive as it affects all follicles in anagen active growth period. Anagen effluvium is usually caused by inhibition of cell division in hair follicles which consequently lead to a sudden and abrupt stop in hair production.
Anagen Effluvium is caused by many factors. The most common causes of anagen effluvium hair loss are listed below:
 Genetic hereditary disease
Pollitt's syndrome, Marie Unna type hypotrichosis
Defective hormone production
Hypopituitarism (hypopituitary dwarfism, Simmond's disese, Sheehan's syndrome), thyroid gland defects (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism), Cushing's syndrome, and occasionally juvenile diabetes.
Nutrient deficiencies -
Extreme deficiency of copper, iron, zinc, biotin, essential fatty acids, or vitamin C in the diet may lead to anagen effluvium
Cancer treatments
Drug categories such as cytostatic drugs, alkylating drugs, and antimetabolic drugs cause anagen effluvium.
Ionizing radiation
X rays and gamma rays
Toxic agents
Thallium, arsenic, lead, bismuth, vitamin A and derivative drugs
Inflammatory Alopecia
Lupus, Psoriasis, Scleroderma, breast implants produce alopecia, lichen planus, autoimmune disease
Other causes of hair loss can be related to stress, burnt scar, traction alopecia (onstant pulling pressure by braiding), hypothyroidism, malnutrition, hormonal imbalance, Alopecia Totalis (total hair loss)
 Menopause and Female Hair Loss
Women who are in their menopause phase may experience hair loss. Hair loss occurs as a result of low estrogen production during menopause. Estrogen is needed to produce testosterone blocking enzyme.
Without this enzyme, testosterone can be converted to DHT on the scalp, causing the hair growth cycle to be shorter, and hair is finer, which results in hair loss.
Just as hair loss is usually thought of as a man's problem, hair transplant surgery exists in the popular imagination as an option for men. But more and more women suffering from hair loss are turning to hair transplants as a solution. The development of new surgical techniques, particularly Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation, allow many women who are losing their hair to have a completely natural restoration.
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Female hair loss is much more common than people think. About half of all women are affected by hair loss of some kind by age 50. The good news is you can do something to change that now. 
