What is female pattern baldness?

Female pattern baldness involves a typical pattern of hair loss in women. It may be due to hormones, aging, and genes. It is characterized by thinning hair predominantly over the top and front of the head.

How do members experience female pattern baldness?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with female pattern baldness*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for female pattern baldness*

Who has female pattern baldness on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 10
40s 24
50s 16
60s 15
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 68

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What is female pattern baldness?

Female pattern baldness involves a typical pattern of hair loss in women. It may be due to hormones, aging, and genes. It is characterized by thinning hair predominantly over the top and front of the head.



Common symptoms reported by people with female pattern baldness

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for female pattern baldness

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Compare treatments taken by people with female pattern baldness

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Got a question about living with female pattern baldness? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has female pattern baldness on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 45 say female pattern baldness is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 10
40s 24
50s 16
60s 15
70+ 3
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 3
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 68

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 18
Not Diagnosed 6

These charts show data from female pattern baldness patients who have completed their condition history
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