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Hair Loss
Symptoms in Female
(Women)
Testing the Degree of a Woman’s Hair Loss
Hair Loss
Symptoms and Testing
Degree by Yourself
Hair loss in women isn't always as straightforward as it is in most men. In men about 90% of all cases are caused by hereditary male pattern baldness. In women, however, hair loss can be triggered by a multitude of conditions and circumstances. The diagnostic tests below should be performed to help pinpoint the hair loss trigger. The truth of the matter is that for many patients these tests usually come back with readings within the normal range, but these tests can at the very least eliminate the possibility of certain disorders causing your hair loss. It's important to remember that the proper diagnosis of female hair loss usually starts with the process of elimination.
Tests for Hair Loss in Female
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Densitometry
The densitometer is a handheld magnification device used to check for miniaturization of the hair shaft.
Testing the Degree for Ludwig Scale
Ludwig 1-1 : The
central parting of a woman with no hair loss.
Ludwig 1-2 1-3 1-4 : The
width of the parting gets progressively wider
indicating thinner hair along the center of the
scalp.
Ludwig 2-1 2-2 : Diffuse
thinning of the hair over the top of the scalp
Ludwig 3 : A woman with extensive diffuse hair loss on top of
the scalp, but some hair does survive
Ludwig Advanced :
A woman with extensive hair loss and little to
no surviving hair in the alopecia affected area.
Very few women ever reach this stage and if they
do it is usually because they have a condition
that causes significant, abnormally excessive
androgen hormone production.
Ludwig Frontal :
A woman with a pattern of hair loss that is
described as “frontally accentuated”. That means
there is more hair loss at the front and center
of the hair parting instead of just in the top
middle of the scalp.
