Women Pattern Baldness:                          

Female Pattern Baldness (FPB) or Androgenetic Alopecia is a genetic condition that results in permanent hair loss. FPB is a result of hormonal activity. Testosterone in the scalp breaks down, creating Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT causes the hair follicle to weaken and ultimately perish. The conversion from testosterone to DHT is driven by an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase, which is produced in the prostate, various adrenal glands, and in the scalp. Over time, the action of DHT causes the hair follicle to degrade and shortens the anagen phase.

Female pattern baldness usually begins about age 30, becomes noticeable around age 40, and may be even more noticeable after menopause. Female hair loss is usually an overall thinning -- two hairs where five used to be--rather than a bald area on top of the head, although women may have a receding hairline, too. It's estimated that about 20 million American women experience such hair loss. Hair loss in both men and women is again, partly genetic and partly homonal.

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