female pattern baldness

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What is female pattern baldness?

Female pattern baldness involves a typical pattern of loss of hair in women, caused by hormones, aging, and genes.

Alternative Names:

Alopecia in women; Baldness - female; Hair loss in women; Androgenic alopecia in women

What are the causes, incidence and risk factors associated with female pattern baldness?
What are the symptoms associated with female pattern baldness?
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Posts on female pattern baldness (111)
Female pattern baldness and Synthroid - Thyroid Disorders Community
- Mar 21, 2011
I have begun to develop female pattern baldness after taking Levothyroxine 2.5 mcg for two ...
Balding - Dermatology Community
- May 21, 2008
In the balding male, does the thinning always start at the hairline or crown? I am concern...
hair loss/ bald spot - Thyroid Disorders Community
- Dec 29, 2008
I am a 22 year old female. I just noticed yesterday I have a bald spot about the size of a ...
Do I have female pattern baldness? - Hair Loss (Alopecia) Community
- Oct 18, 2009
I have been through a huge amount of stress in the last 6 months. I also have been on vari...
female hair loss - Dermatology Community
- Dec 06, 2008
I was shocked to see a semi hair loss patch on the top of my head, what could cause this? ...
Female Losing hair SLOWLY - Dermatology Community
- Jul 18, 2008
I have been noticing over the past 8 years that my hair is slowly disappearing. I had real...
Hair loss young female... - Dermatology Community
- Jul 09, 2008
Hi Doctor, I am a 29-yr old female who has noticed some thinning at the front part of my h...
female hair loss - Dermatology Community
- May 06, 2010
are there any topical or oral products that produce new hair growth. hair is very thin espe...
Sudden Bald Spot on The back of my head - Dermatology Community
- May 09, 2008
i have recently found out that i had a bald spot on my head one the size of a nickle and gr...
Female hair loss and itchy scalp/skin - Dermatology Community
- Nov 24, 2010
I am a 26-year-old female with no family history of female hair loss. Most men in my famil...
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