Hereditary hair loss only affects men. Often termed fine or thin, women s hair goes though the same thinning process that men experience. Women only lose their hair post pregnancy or during menopause. The signs are similar to men s hair thinning more hair loss on the pillow, in the drain or on the hairbrush. However, instead of losing hair in one specific area as men do, women experience diffuse thinning that starts on the top of the head and spreads over the entire scalp.
Any hair falling out of the head is an indicator of hereditary hair loss.
Normally, between 80 and 150 individual hairs fall out of the scalp every day. This is not a sign of hair loss, rather, it is a sign that the hair follicle is entering its resting phase a natural part of the follicle s life cycle. If you ve got hair past age 40, you ll keep it. Shrinking follicles and hair loss is a normal part of the body s aging process. Just like the skin wrinkles as you age, your follicles will shrink, making your hair seem thinner.