Hair loss in women is more common than you may think.  If you are a women losing her hair, you are not alone and should understand what may be causing it and what treatments are available. 

Most female hair loss happens in a diffusion pattern.  The hair on the vertex (top of the head) thins the most first and can eventually go completely bald.  Most of the time, this type of hair loss is hereditary.  A common myth is that it comes from your mother's side, don't blame your mother! It can come from either the mother's side or the father's side of the family.  The technical term for female pattern baldness is female pattern alopecia.  It is basically a reaction of enzymes in the body that causes testosterone to be converted to DHT, which shrinks and destroys hair follicles.

If your hair loss is hereditary, then you will most likely see little improvement from many over the counter and prescription drugs that treat female pattern alopecia.  You must be diagnosed to know for sure that you have the hereditary type of female baldness.  Blood work should be taken in the case that you have a thyroid disorder.  Menopause, child birth, vitamin deficiencies, stress, and many other medical problems can cause diffused pattern baldness in women.

Medications can also be to blame for female hair loss.  A lot of medications can cause hair to go into a holding pattern that will shed months after the medication is stopped.  Others will immediately cause shedding that isn't noticeable.  Shedding may continue until the durg is out of your system.  Thankfully, regrowth is almost always possible.

If regrowth isn't possible due to scarring, injury, lupus, face lifts, or radiation therapy; a hair transplant may be the answer you've been looking for.  It is relatively painless and takes just a few hours under a local anesthetic.    Most women achieve their desired result in only ONE session.