Early Female Hair Loss in Iran- Shiraz, Tehran, Mashhad and Yazd

Early Female Hair Loss in Iran

Hair loss is common in both men and women, and it is often regarded as a prominent irreversible sign of aging. While hair loss is widespread in men, it is also highly prevalent in women. According to the American Hair Loss Association, women make up 40% of people who suffer from hair loss. Approximately 50% of women over 50 years of age are expected to suffer hair loss.Traditionally, long, lush, and voluminous hair has been regarded as one of the defining symbols of femininity – a cultural ideal dating back to ancient times. And because of these long-standing associations with long hair, it can be understandably difficult for some women to openly discuss this problem, let alone seek the proper treatment.With that, let’s discuss early hair loss in young women. We will explore its causes, how it differs from male-pattern baldness, and most importantly, identify what procedure can best restore hair loss and volume in women under 40 .

T he Hair Growth Cycle & Why Falling Hair is Perfectly NormalLet’s take a moment to outline the cycle of hair growth, which takes place in four phases affected by factors such as age, exercise, lifestyle, diet, alcohol, and chemicals.


Growing Phase (Anagen)	The initial phase of hair growth can last from 3 – 7 years. During this period, follicles push out individual strands of hair that will continue to grow for the next several years, regardless if they are cut or trimmed.
Transition Phase (Catagen)	During this phase, the hair follicles begin to shrink, which will slow down the growth process until the hair naturally separates from the follicle. This period can last anywhere from 7 – 10 days.
Resting Phase (Telogen)	New hairs begin to form in the follicles during this phase of hair growth, which can typically last for upwards of 3 months.
Shedding Phase (Exogen)	The presence of shedding hair marks the final phase of the growth cycle. It is estimated that most people will lose up to a hundred strands of hair a day for several months. It is normal and is just the body’s natural way of allowing new hair to grow.

Female-Pattern Hair Loss vs. Male-Pattern Baldness

CHARACTERISTICS	MALE-PATTERN BALDNESS	FEMALE-PATTERN BALDNESS
WHERE IT STARTS	Receding hairline with noticeable thinning at the crown of the head	Reduced hair along the top
WHEN UNTREATED	Can lead to complete or partial hair loss in the scalp	Can develop into unsightly patches of hair loss throughout the scalp

What are the cycles of hair growth?

Hair goes through three cycles:

The anagen phase (growing phase) can last from two years to eight years. This phase generally refers to about 85% to 90% of the hair on your head.
The catagen phase (transition phase) is the time that hair follicles shrink and takes about two to three weeks.
The telogen phase (resting phase) takes about two to four months. At the end of this phase, the hair falls out.

What’s hair loss in women?

Hair loss in women is just that — when a woman experiences unexpected, heavy loss of hair. Generally, humans shed between 50 and 100 single hairs per day. Hair shedding is part of a natural balance — some hairs fall out while others grow in. When the balance is interrupted — when hair falls out and less hair grows in — hair loss happens. Hair loss is different than hair shedding. The medical term for hair loss is “alopecia.”

Hair grows on almost all of your skin surfaces — not the palms of your hands, soles of your feet, lips or eyelids. Light, fine, short hair is called vellus hair. Terminal/androgenic hair is thicker, darker and longer.

What are the types of hair loss?

There are three: anagen effluvium, telogen effluvium and FPHL.

Anagen effluvium: This is caused by medications that poison a growing hair follicle (like chemotherapy).
Telogen effluvium: This is caused by an increased number of hair follicles reaching the telogen phase, which is the stage where hair falls out.
Androgenetic alopecia/female pattern alopecia/female pattern hair loss (FPHL)/baldness: This type is the most common. Hair thins over the top of the head and on the sides

What Causes Hair Loss in Young Women?

Female-pattern baldness is multifactorial. Therefore young women, before reaching menopause, may face this condition.
When it comes to younger women, several issues can trigger the early loss of hair. So, let’s take a moment to identify each particular cause .

Androgenetic Alopecia
Androgenetic Alopecia is the most common trigger of early hair loss in both men and women. It is a genetic disorder marked by the excessive presence and response of androgens – male hormones responsible for reproductive function – and secondary sexual characteristics.Most women develop androgenetic alopecia due to the body’s overproduction of androgen due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).

Stress
Experiencing any form of psychological stress can potentiate hair loss by prematurely pushing hair from the follicles, leading to a higher number of falling hair on a given day. Additionally, physical stress from tight braids and ponytails can wear on the follicles, causing more hair loss.

Hormonal Changes
Hormone fluctuations, often associated with pregnancy and oral contraceptive pills.

Heredity
Genetics affects the age of onset, pattern, and extent of hair loss.

Which women are likely to experience hair loss?

Any girl or woman can be affected by hair loss. However, it is usually more common in:

Women older than 40.
Women who have just had babies.
Women who have had chemotherapy and those who have been affected by other medications.
Women who often have hairstyles that pull on the hair (like tight ponytails or tight braids) or use harsh chemicals on their hair.
Menopausal women.

What are the myths about hair loss?

Myths about hair loss are widespread. Nothing in the following list is true:

You’re losing hair because you shampoo it too much, or because you’ve colored it or gotten a perm.
Dandruff causes permanent hair loss in women.
Stress causes permanent hair loss in women.
If you shave your head, your hair will grow back twice as thick.
If you stand on your head you’ll increase circulation, stimulating hair growth.
If you brush your hair 100 strokes a day that will make your hair healthier.
Hats and wigs cause hair loss in women.
Hair loss only affects intellectual women.

What are the common causes of hair loss in women?

What causes hair loss?

Hair style: Your style of hair can cause hair loss when your hair is arranged in ways that pull on your roots, like tight ponytails, braids, or corn rows. This type of hair loss is called traction alopecia. If hair follicles are damaged, the loss can be permanent.
Vitamin deficiency.
Dieting (rapid weight loss).
Restrictive diets.
Over processed scalp hair (breakage).

What are causes anagen effluvium hair loss?

Toxic substances, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and some medications. These cause sudden hair loss that can occur anywhere on your body. It happens to hair in the growth stage. Sometimes, this type of hair loss can be permanent if your hair follicles are damaged.

What causes telogen effluvium hair loss?

Extreme physical stress or shock to your body: This causes temporary hair loss. This category includes events like losing a lot of weight, surgery, anemia, illness and having a baby.
Extreme emotional stress: mental illness, the death of a loved one, etc.
An abnormal thyroid.
Medications and supplements: blood pressure medicines, gout medicines and high doses of Vitamin A.
Hormone changes caused by pregnancy, menopause or birth control pills.
What causes FPHL (Female Pattern Hair Loss)?Genes: Your family’s genes can cause thinning of hair along the top of your head.
Aging: Hormone changes as you age can cause balding.
Menopause: This type of hair loss often gets worse when estrogen is lost during menopause .

There are also some conditions that affect hair loss:

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that causes patchy hair loss on your head and possibly other places on your body. It’s usually not permanent.

What is the relationship between hair loss in women and menopause?

During menopause, you might see one of two things happen with your hair. You might start growing hair where you didn’t before. Or, you might see the hair you have start to thin. One cause may be changing levels of hormones during menopause. Estrogen and progesterone levels fall, meaning that the effects of the androgens, male hormones, are increased.
During and after menopause, hair might become finer (thinner) because hair follicles shrink. Hair grows more slowly and falls out more easily in these cases.
Your healthcare provider will do a thorough examination and take a detailed history to help you deal with changes in hair growth. You may be directed to have your iron levels or thyroid hormone levels tested. Your medications might be changed if what you take is found to affect hair loss or growth.

What are the signs of hair loss in women?

Seeing more hair fall out daily either on your brush, on the floor, in showers, on your pillows, or in the sink.
Seeing noticeable patches of thinner or missing hair, including a part on the top of your head that gets wider.
Seeing scalp skin through hair
Having smaller ponytails.
Seeing hair break off.

How will a healthcare provider diagnose hair loss in women? What tests are done?

The tests performed to diagnose hair loss in women can be simple or complicated:

Gently pulling on your hair to see how many hairs come out.
Blood tests. These check for vitamin and mineral levels (like vitamin D, vitamin B, zinc and iron) and hormone levels (including thyroid and sex hormones).
Scalp examination under a microscope and trichoscopy.
Scalp biopsy to remove and examine a very small piece of scalp skin.

What questions might your healthcare provider ask to diagnose and categorize your hair loss?

Your healthcare provider might ask about your habits:

What kinds of hair products do you use?
What kinds of hair styles do you wear?
What types of food do you eat (protein is important for hair growth)?
Do you have a habit of pulling your hair out (trichotillomania)?

They might ask about your history:

Has anyone in your immediate family experienced hair loss?
Is there anything stressful going on in your life?
What medications and supplements do you take every day?
Has hair loss ever happened to you before?
What foods are in your diet?

And, they might ask about your observations:

How long have you been losing hair?
Have you been shedding more?
Have you noticed hair loss in places other than your scalp, like your eyebrows? Leg and arm hair?
Does anything worsen your hair loss?
Does anything improve your hair loss?
Have you noticed hair loss occasionally or has it been going on continuously?
Have you noticed if your hair growth has changed?
Has your hair been breaking more often?

Treating Early Female Hair Loss with Hair Transplants

There are several hair restoration treatments currently available to both women and men in the United States, with hair transplantation being a leading treatment choice.
Traditional transplant methods require a surgical incision cut into the scalp to remove a strip of tissue used to harvest hair follicles. This often results in a very noticeable scar that runs along the head’s back, unsightly and irreversible consequence patients are forced to accept before surgery.
In comparison, Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) hair transplants visibly reverse thinning without cutting into the skin. Individual hair follicles are carefully extracted from donor sites along the back of the scalp.
These follicles are then used to restore the hairline in sections of the scalp that has experienced significant thinning.
Depending on the clinic, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is added to the procedure to enhance and stimulate the renewed growth of hair. According to a 2016 study published in the Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, patients who included PRP in their FUE treatments showed an increase of over 75% hair regrowth within six months. This showed a significant increase in regrowth and hair density than those who did not include PRP in their treatments.

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Making Informed Decisions

Early hair loss is understandably challenging for many women to discuss, let alone seek treatment openly. However, it is essential to know that there are FUE Hair Transplants procedures that can reverse its thinning and loss.
If you are a woman under the age of 40 and have already started seeing early signs of female-pattern hair loss, remember that there are treatments for you. It is essential to begin consulting with a specialist who can assess your needs and discuss all available options. This will allow you to make an informed decision moving forward.
Under the proper care, the results from FUE hair transplants can yield empowering results that restore your hair and your confidence .