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Can
women who develop androgenetic alopecia have very rapid hair loss
Yes possibly. Some women on the keratin.com web forum have reported
initially developing telogen effluvium as diagnosed by their dermatologists.
This was observed after chronic stress and/or child birth. In some
cases, telogen effluvium can be a trigger for the onset of androgenetic
alopecia. Some women have reported that diffuse hair loss due to
telogen effluvium, developing over a time span of six months to
a year, later became a permanent androgenetic alopecia type hair
loss. These are anecdotal observations by just a few individuals,
but they claim these diagnoses were made by their dermatologists.
Rapid onset androgenetic alopecia can occur in both men and women
when abnormally high levels of testosterone are produced. Thius
may occur in certain diseases including Polycystic ovary syndrome
(PCOS) and ovary or adrenal gland tumors.
Rapid onset of a receding hair line type baldness in women was
reported by Beek in 1946. He found this form of hair loss occured
after birth or miscarriage, first developing about 6 to 7 months
after the event, but he claimed the hair loss was not permanent
and normally recovered by 9 months. He distingushed this form of
hair loss from diffuse hair loss due to pregnancy, that we would
now describe as telogen effluvium.
Can
women who develop androgenetic alopecia have very rapid hair
loss references
- Beek
CH. Calvities frontalis bei frauen. Dermatologica. 1946;3(4):213-8
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