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Why Female Baldness Occurs - Some of the Known Reasons

by helenbarrington on Feb 1, 2011

At present, female baldness is a serious condition that is increasingly becoming a problem. Around 30 million women of all ages are affected in the United States, and there are more of them all over the world. If you think you are starting to lose your hair at an abnormal rate, you should start taking preventive steps in order to keep it from getting worse.

Normally, hair grows at a rate of about half an inch every month. The growth continues for two to six years after which the hair goes into a resting period. It then falls out after this and new hair grows back in its place. Thus, hair loss is actually part of the normal cycle. Female baldness occurs when new hair fails to grow back in the empty follicles. After a period of time, some of the hair follicles even die, while others become incapable of producing or maintaining normal growth of hair.

Some women are genetically prone to hair loss than others. A number of hormones disturb the normal hair...Read More >>



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