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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
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.
Top treatments taken by people for female pattern baldness*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
17
Tried for
female pattern baldness
(1)
*Data from patients with female pattern baldness, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with female pattern baldness*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
female pattern baldness
(1)
*Data from patients with female pattern baldness, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has female pattern baldness on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 11 | |
| 40s | 23 | |
| 50s | 14 | |
| 60s | 15 | |
| 70+ | 1 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 2 | |
| Female | 66 |