Understanding Female Pattern Baldness and Hair Loss.

Female hair loss, often referred to as "Alopecia" is the visible result of thinning hair and baldness on the scalp. While thinning hair is typically thought of to be a condition that only men suffer from, more than 20 million women in the United States alone are suffer from it.

The process typically takes months and even years to complete. In fact, women can lose up to 50% of their existing hair in a concentrated area before there are visible signs of thinning hair.

Hair loss in women, while less common than hair loss in men, can be far more emotionally damaging. There are fewer hair regrowth options for women than there are for men and women often suffer the pain of thinning hair in more personal ways.

While women can suffer female pattern baldness with thinning in the crown, temples and hairline, they also are more likely to have a diffuse hair thinning pattern throughout the entire scalp which limits their hair restoration options.

Womens hair loss can be permanent or temporary. While temporary hair loss can be reversed within 12-24 months, other forms of female pattern baldness are permanent and can't be reversed.