Androgenetic Alopecia

In general, when women develop alopecia they typically have a diffuse thinning (less hair all over), in contrast to men who more frequently have a "patterned" type (hair loss that spares the back and sides of the head). Like men, women also suffer from androgenetic alopecia (genetic female balding), but unlike male pattern baldness women often maintain their frontal hairline. In contrast, men characteristically lose a significant amount of hair in the front part of their scalp from the very beginning. Androgenetic Alopecia is a common cause of female balding and the most likely reason for excessive hair loss.

There are a number of reasons to explain why hair loss in women presents differently than in men (although all of the factors are still not completely understood). The most important reason for difference in hair loss pattern is the difference in steroid metabolism; the metabolism of hormones, hormones which play an important role as the cause of hair loss both in women and men. It is because of this reason that the management, treatment and medication of androgenetic alopecia in women is different than The Hair Loss Medication for male pattern baldness.