The term Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) tends to lay credence to the
thought that hair loss is primarily a male problem. While males do
lose hair more readily and tend to lose hair in sections, women suffer
baldness and hair thinning also, except the thinning is more uniform
throughout the head. With this is mind, women are better candidates
for surgical hair replacement and weaving treatments, because large
portions of the scalp are highly un-likely to be bald on a woman
suffering with androgenetic alopecia.

Because a great deal more emphasis is put on the beauty of a woman's
hair, this is becoming a great concern for today's woman. While the
general information covered thus far is good for all persons in
general, there are a few things specific to women concerning hair
loss.

Many women suffer hair loss and an increase of facial hair after the
onset of menopause. This is because of the drop in estrogen
production, changing the ratio of estrogen to testosterone in a
woman's body. Prior to menopause, a woman's body is constantly
producing estrogen, which binds excess testosterone to proteins called
globulins. Therefore, there is little excess testosterone in a woman's
body. After the onset of menopause this estrogen is no longer present,
thereby exposing it to a similar although milder type of syndrome that
males go through concerning the overproduction of DHT. An interesting
note is that once again, the syndrome of menopause and its unique
effects are not as common in the Eastern world, but are specific to
Western civilization. The key differences are the consumption of less
red meat and fatty foods in Eastern lands than in the West and less
daily stressors in most Eastern lands as compared to Western
civilization.

Anorexia is an eating disorder that is becoming more prevalent among
women in the past few decades and is psychologically driven in Western
society due to the emphasis put on slender women being the ideal in
Western civilization. Needless to say, if you or a loved one is
suffering with this disorder, a qualified physician should treat any
cases of anorexia. However, some of the side effects of anorexia can
be hair loss due to the malnutrition the syndrome caused. In this
case, it is vital to carefully follow the advice given in the sections
Nutrition, Diet, and Hair Loss, and

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