{"id":12632,"date":"2023-12-05T08:33:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adntro.com\/?p=12632"},"modified":"2025-07-28T08:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T06:23:38","slug":"calvicie-femenina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adntro.com\/en\/blog\/salud\/calvicie-female\/","title":{"rendered":"Female baldness, is it possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As there is common male pattern baldness, although to a lesser extent, baldness can occur in women<\/b>. It is what is technically known as female pattern hair loss<\/b>. This type of baldness excludes external causes such as stress, injury or side effects of a drug or treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Features of female baldness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Female baldness is the disorder of hair loss<\/b>. It is characterized by gradual hair loss in the central and frontal regions of the scalp, but preservation of the hairline on the forehead.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Female alopecia can cause severe psychological stress, leading to depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. All this can affect interpersonal relationships, work and quality of life of patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are different degrees of baldness. If we follow Ludwig's classification, we will speak of three degrees: grade I, II and III.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Causes of female baldness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When we talk about baldness (both male and female) the follicular changes are similar. Perifollicular microinflammation, increase in the number of atrophic follicles, reduction in the volume of sebaceous glands and imbalances in the life cycle of the hair are observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although male and female baldness have similarities, the process by which both pathologies develop differs. Most studies in this field point to hormones<\/b> because the onset of female baldness peaks after menopause when hormonal changes occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Androgens are involved in causing pattern hair loss in some women. Androgen levels in women progressively decrease from the early fourth decade<\/b> and this parallels the gradual reduction in scalp hair density and diameter in the female population that occurs with advancing age. However, it is likely that other, as yet unidentified, non-androgenic factors play a role in the cause of female baldness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alopecia is often mentioned as a feature of polycystic ovary syndrome<\/b>, although it is less frequent than one of the main symptoms: excessive hair growth in women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair growth begins under the skin in structures called follicles. Each follicle produces a new hair<\/b> with a life cycle<\/b> consisting of 3 phases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n