Any person confronted with thinning hair wants to know the reasons for the problem. The first step in understanding any thinning hair is to forget all the myths about it. There are several legitimate reasons for thinning hair and most of them are treatable or even reversible. The profits earned by drug companies and hair restoration practices attest to the widespread insecurities caused by encroaching baldness.
For men the most common of the reasons for hair loss is male pattern baldness. Even though this is a common and genetic cause of baldness, many men invest a lot of money and effort in preventing the premature exposure of the cranium.
Women have much less dramatic hair loss from female pattern baldness. The vast majority of cases will involve a general thinning of hair over the entire scalp. The receding hair line or near complete baldness seen in men is rarely seen in women. Both male and female patterns are genetic and a normal component of aging. Up to two thirds of women will suffer some thinning hair. Knowing the reasons does not always diminish the emotional impact.
