Hair Loss and Hormones - It's Not Just a Guy Thing
As a woman, no other physical feature better accentuates your femininity than your hair. So what’s a girl to do when she starts losing it? Many are unaware just how prevalent hair loss in women has become. Experts estimate that nearly 20 million women in the U.S. are suffering from hair loss, 40% of which are under the age of 40. The good news is that you can not only put an end to premature balding and thinning of the hair but also restore hair in some of those “patchy” regions.
Hair Loss in Women - what causes female hair loss?
Hair loss in women is largely attributed to hormonal imbalance, as it is in men and is one of the lesser known and less common menopause symptoms. It’s common for women to experience hair loss following pregnancy, as well as during and after menopause, when her estrogen levels begin to drop off and plateau. Hair loss is not as widely prominent in women because they have more estrogen than men and that in turn helps balance out the effects of androgens that cause female hair loss. Other hormonal imbalances such as thyroid problems and genetic hormonal responses to autoimmune conditions can also cause thinning of the hair and premature balding in women.
Although women don’t have nearly as much testosterone as men, when women undergo intense stress, the adrenal glands become overworked due to an increased need for the stress hormone cortisol. This causes the body to produce more adrenaline and testosterone, and dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a stronger variant of testosterone. The increase of production of these hormones can sometimes lead to symptoms such as hair loss due to the resulting hormone imbalance.
The Solution: Treating Hair Loss in Women
If you’re suffering from hair loss, chances are a hormonal imbalance is to blame. The state-of the-art tests used by BodyLogicMD physicians test your female hormones: estrogen, testosterone, thyroid hormones and cortisol to determine if your hair loss is hormonal or genetic. If a hormonal imbalance is the culprit, your highly trained bioidentical hormones doctor will prescribe bioidentical hormones made by a compounding pharmacy to help you bring your hormone levels back to optimal balance and effectively treat hormonal hair loss in women.
While you cannot fight your genes, you can fight the effects of aging and hormonal imbalance. BodyLogicMD expert physicians use bioidentical hormones to not only prevent further hair loss, but also to restore hair that you’ve already lost. Let us help you give your hair what it needs to grow strong and healthy – and soon enough, you’ll start getting the compliments you’ve been missing!
