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Female pattern hair loss affects about 30 million U.S. women.
2004 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Each year, women spend countless hours and dollars on their hair. It can play a major role in a woman's self-confidence and self-esteem, making female pattern hair loss a potentially debilitating condition, socially, and emotionally. But it doesn't have to be.
Speaking on October 13, 2004, at the American Academy of Dermatology's (Academy) Derm Update 2004 media briefing, dermatologist Valerie D. Callender, MD, clinical assistant professor of dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, discussed female pattern hair loss, a condition that affects approximately 30 million women in the U.S.
Female pattern hair loss can occur in women as early as age 20 and it affects all races and ethnicities. This type of hair loss usually comes from a genetic predisposition inherited from either side of the family tree.
"By age 40, visible symptoms of female pattern hair loss are present in 40% of women," stated Callender. "Since society has placed a great deal of social and cultural importance on hair and hairstyles, hair loss in women can be devastating."
Recent research suggests that the psychosocial effects of hair loss are greater in women than in men. Women with hair loss report a higher incidence of feeling introverted, anxious, and less attractive, which can interfere with their daily lives.
"Quality of life studies have suggested that there is an increased prevalence of personality disorders in women experiencing this type of hair loss compared to the general population," stated Callender, illustrating one more reason patients need correct diagnosis and treatment.
"A receding hairline or balding spot usually characterizes hair loss in men, but female pattern hair loss rarely displays either of these symptoms," explained Callender. "Instead, women see an overall thinning of their hair."
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Source: HighBeam Research, Female pattern hair loss affects about 30 million U.S. women.