Stress can lead to hair loss in women
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Jeremy Harkin
Jeremy has enjoyed a varied career in advertising and media. He is now a freelance editorial consultant working with mainstream men's mags and their associated websites.By Jeremy Harkin
Published on 21st July, 2009
Women can experience hair loss, just like men, if they go through particularly stressful periods, according to researchers.
Women can experience hair loss, just like men, if they go through particularly stressful periods, according to researchers.
Dr Rebecca Euwer, a dermatologist from Dallas has found that women can lose up to half their hair after stressful situations such as death in the family, childbirth or surgery. Although this type of stress-related hair loss can also be seen in men, women are the most common sufferers, says Euwer.
She explains that some 90% of hair is in the growing phase, while the remaining hair is in the resting phase where it remains for three months before it falls out. Stressful situations can ‘shock’ the hair follicles into the resting phase, which leads to them eventually falling out.
Euwer says it is important to seek advice if you start to notice hair loss, “about 1 percent of your hair is falling out, so it's normal to lose about 100 hairs a day," she said. But when you begin to notice more hair on your pillow or in your shower drain, it's time to go to the doctor.”
She explains that although women can suffer from male-pattern baldness, which affects the top of the head only, stress-related hair loss is easy to spot as it also affects the sides of the head.
Dr Rebecca Euwer, a dermatologist from Dallas has found that women can lose up to half their hair after stressful situations such as death in the family, childbirth or surgery. Although this type of stress-related hair loss can also be seen in men, women are the most common sufferers, says Euwer.
She explains that some 90% of hair is in the growing phase, while the remaining hair is in the resting phase where it remains for three months before it falls out. Stressful situations can ‘shock’ the hair follicles into the resting phase, which leads to them eventually falling out.
Euwer says it is important to seek advice if you start to notice hair loss, “about 1 percent of your hair is falling out, so it's normal to lose about 100 hairs a day," she said. But when you begin to notice more hair on your pillow or in your shower drain, it's time to go to the doctor.”
She explains that although women can suffer from male-pattern baldness, which affects the top of the head only, stress-related hair loss is easy to spot as it also affects the sides of the head.