Female Hair Loss

Women make up 40% of those suffering from hair loss in America.

Once believed to be primarily a male disease, women currently make up over forty percent of those suffering from hair loss in America. For women, hair loss in women can greatly affect the female self image and over all emotional well being.

Sadly, social stigmas has forced women to suffer silently. It is wisely considered far more acceptable for men to lose their hair than women. Additionally, many care givers within the medical community treat the thetopic of female hair loss as though it didnt' exist. To many physicians, becaus hair loss isn't life threatening they pay little to no attention to many women's fears and complaints. This mistakenly gives many women the wrong impression that they just have to "live with it".

What many of these doctors fail to realize is the psychological damage that is often caused by hair loss in women because they feel unattractive. This can often be devastating because it takes an emotional on these women which can have a direct affect on their physical health.

On this site you can find answers to many common questions women experiencing hair loss often have. We also try to provide links to resources that may be of value to you.

Womenshairlossfacts.com realizes that female hair loss is is a serious and often emotionally devastating condition. This site was created to provide facts for women regarding their hair loss and what they can do about it.

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