5 Major Causes of Hair Loss in Women

• HAIR LOSS DURING / POST PREGNANCY [TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM] - Telogen Effluvium is typically a phenomenon which occurs after pregnancy, or may be post a major surgery, some drastic weight loss, or even due to having extreme stress, in which you start to shed a large amount of hair every day, usually while shampooing, heat styling, or even brushing.
• HEREDITARY HAIR LOSS - Hair loss which is genetic in nature, is also one the most common causes of female hair loss. According to a lot of well known and renowned dermatologists, this gene can be purely inherited from either of your parents, your mother's or sometimes the father's side of your family.
• MEDICATIONS - At times even the medications, which are taken in order to cure some other physiological symptoms, may result in the gradual thinning of hair, indicating approaching pattern baldness.
• IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA - Female Hair Loss are sometimes seen by women who experience heavy periods or who do not eat enough of iron-rich foods. For this one’s blood does not form enough red blood cells which carries the oxygen to cells all throughout your body, including your hair follicles, giving you the energy which your requires.
• POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME - Around the globe almost five million women suffer from what is termed as polycystic ovarian syndrome. The physiological condition, which can begin to pop up as early as at an age of 11, is primarily caused by a hormonal imbalance in the body in which the ovaries start to produce too much of male hormones. This can become a major reason for Hair Fall in Women.
• MENOPAUSE - Hormonal fluctuations are notoriously responsible for female hair loss during menopause. Estrogen and progesterone are the hormones which keep the hair in their growing phase, making it grow naturally and remain on the head longer. When the estrogen and progesterone levels decrease, hair growth starts to slow and hair loss gradually becomes more evident.