Losing hair can be upsetting, especially for a woman, although not a fatal condition or disease it has taken a back seat to male baldness however losing hair for a woman can affect her confidence or even cause psychological damage.
There are two forms of hair loss to be aware of: Alopecia Areata appears in various degrees.
Usually occurs with small round patches of hair loss.
Alopecia Areata affects both male and female Androgenic alopecia is a condition that causes the slow loss of hair over the years.
Usually starts at age twenty onwards.
Only recently has there been more concern for woman losing hair .
Hair loss treatment for women can be a number of medications, vitamins and natural ingredients.
Examples of medical treatment are thefollowing.
Minoxidil was created to help people with high blood pressure.
People who use this drug have noticed excessive growth of hair when using it.
If applied to the scalp it will stimulate growth.
Aldactone Spironolactone, is an androgen receptor inhibitor.
Known as a potassium-sparing diuretic.
Usually used for to reduce the amount of fluid in the body without losing potassium.
It now is used as a hair loss treatment for women.
It reduces the production of androgens in the adrenal glands and ovaries and blocks androgens dihydrotestosterone from binding to its androgenetic receptor Cyproterone acetate is used to reduce the sex drive in men.
This hair growth treatment for women blocks the binding DHT diydrotestosterone to its receptors thus helping with your hair loss.
Estrogen or progesterone is usually prescribed to women in menopause.
Estrogen is also known as hormone replacement therapy and is an effective hair growth treatment for women.
Ketoconazole or Nizoral can also be in the form of Shampoo.
It is an antifungal agent.
Nizoral reduces the production of testosterone and other androgens.