“In the past when women came in with thinninghair, it was attributed to emotional stress or anemia,” he says. “It wasn’t really understood that women experienced hair loss in a fashion that is similar to the hair loss we see in men.”
"...androgenetic alopecia, or AGA, is just one piece of the puzzle. Polycystic ovaries can cause hair loss on the scalp. (They also can cause facial and body-hair growth.) Hair loss also can be triggered by diseases such as lupus. Women sometimes lose hair following substantial and rapid weight loss or a high fever, or after going through major surgery or extreme stress."
"Alopecia areata, a condition in which a person’s own immune system attacks hair follicles, causes women to lose not only patches of scalp hair but sometimes eyebrows, eyelashes and pubic hair. Even tight hairstyles that pull on the scalp such as braiding, ponytails and hair extensions can contribute to hair loss, as can psychiatric disorders such as trichotillomania, or compulsive hair-pulling."
"Some conditions — such as hair loss after childbirth — are relatively common.
“After my pregnancy, my hair came out in clumps,” says Eryn Staats, a 30-year-old audiologist from Columbia, Ohio. “But my OB/GYN told me it kind of goes with the territory.”
Hair loss after chemotherapy is also a given, although in most cases the hair loss isn’t limited to the scalp."
"Hair transplants are only performed after a woman’s hair loss has stabilized, however, and the procedure can be financially out of reach for some. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery lists the 2007 average price at $5,874. Results also can take up to a year, which may seem like a lifetime to a woman bombarded by countless commercials for “miracle-grow” cures or shampoos that promise thick, lustrous locks."
"For Rankin and the millions of other women dealing with hair loss, a viable, reliable solution can’t come too soon."
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