Category: Female Hair Loss

Is it normal to drop between 30-50 strands of hair when washing if you have female AGA and using 5% minoxidil for 3 months already?

The average person will lose about 100-150 hairs per day and replace that same number with new hair growth. I believe the proper question is: After 3 months of Minoxidil 5%, should I see results? The answer to this question is that if Minoxidil was to work on your hair loss problem, you should see a positive effect in this 3 month time-frame. Three months is the minimal time needed to get an effect of Minoxidil for losing hair but the impact on the visible effects may not be seen for up to a year or more.

What are the diseases that you previously discussed that women must look for that can cause balding or thinning? I am 30 years old and have some hair loss that is scaring me quite a bit.

Thyroid disease is one of the more common diseases that can precipitate hair loss. Anemia is also high on the list. Genetically induced diseases such as Alopecia Areata can cause both localized hair loss in patches (the more common form) and a diffuse pattern that can cover large areas of the scalp. The diffuse pattern of Alopecia Areata is hard to diagnose and when transplants are placed into areas of active disease, they fail as the disease attacks the hair follicles and kills them. Trichotillomania is also common as a cause of hair loss as a result of compulsive pulling on the hair. Traction Alopecia is caused by consistantly wearing hair styles that use a pulling force on the hair, such as ponytails, pig tails, or a tight bun, and is also seen when extentions or other hair systems use the tension of existing hair as an anchor. Short term hair loss is often caused by pregnancy and this may last for up to 2 years before returning to normal. I can go on and on and write a text book here, so I will stop at this point hoping that I gave you a flavor on the subject and urge you to seek out a good dermatologist or family doctor who would look into these possibilities.

I had alopecia areata 7 yrs back. i am female -30. i had alopecia again after 2 and a half years. both the times it got cured by the use of minoxidil 2%. This time i have developed a bald patch at the hairline in the front and am having excessive hairfall all over my scalp. I count the strands. They vary fom 60 strands to 130 strands a day.There is excessive hairfall on the days i wash my hair. Also my eyebrow hair falls. What i have realized is that over these 7 years my hair has been becoming less dense and is not as thick as it used to be. My doctor has advised me to use minoxidil 2% all over the scalp [1 ml in the morning and 1 ml at night]. Also am applying Mintop on the bald patch at the hairline.

Will my hair ever be the way it was and will i ever get thickness in my hair? What do i do to arrest my current hairfall? Can my alopecia be cured permanently? India is not really that advanced. If i need to come to you i have no problem. Please help.

Alopecia Areata in some people comes and goes. After the first attack, if you are lucky enough to get the hair back, you get excited and think that it is over. In some people, one episode is all they get. In others, like you, repeated episodes are the pattern and then when the hair does come back, it is often a finer hair and often not all of it returns. The use of Minoxidil may have value and has little down side, as long as you do not develop any intolerable side effects.

Unfortunately, we do not really understand this disease, but there is a great deal of research going on that may point to better solutions in the future. I wish I could help you more.