The causes, treatment and effects for hair loss in women can be different than for hair loss in men. Since more men suffer from hair loss, there is more focus on treating hair loss in men than there is in treating hair loss in women, but the psychological effects of going bald are often...
Alopecia is a common cause of hair loss. Alopecia is when the hair loss occurs in clumps on the top of the head. Alopecia is often a genetic condition that occurs in both men and women. Though both men and women can get alopecia, what causes alopecia is different from men and women. For more...
Researchers at The University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital studied the DNA of over 500 women with severe cases of female pattern hair loss and discovered the presence of a new variant of the estrogen receptor beta gene (ESR2). What has surprised researchers is that this gene which seems to make hair follicles more...
