There are certain similarities between the 2 conditions when it comes to hair loss in women. However, the hair loss is case of telogen effluvium is quite sudden and affects the entire scalp. In case of female pattern baldness, the hair loss occurs gradually and affects the top of the head and frontal hairline. It is often signalled by the widening of the parting in a ‘Christmas-tree’ like pattern, thinning temples and decrease in hair density over time.