What to know about female balding
Female pattern baldness — also known as androgenetic alopecia — is hair loss that affects people assigned female at birth.
Female Balding
In female pattern baldness: Hair thins mainly on the top and crown of the scalp. It usually starts with a widening through the center hair part.
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What causes female pattern baldness?
Female pattern baldness is usually hairdarty — caused by a genetically shorter hair-growing period and a longer period between the shedding and growth phases.
Genes from parents may also affect the hair, causing smaller follicles and thinner strands.
However, age and hormones may play a part, too, as it’s more common after menopouse when estrogen levels reduce.
This means that the effects of male androgen hormones — which are linked to male pattern baldness —may be greater.
More androgenetic activity can also occur through an underlying endocrine condition, such as a tumor on the ovary gland.