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reason patients need correct diagnosis and treatment. Determining Female Pattern Hair Loss. A receding hairline or balding spot usually characterizes hair ...

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HAIR LOSS IN WOMEN Page 1Jennifer Allyn Aisha AnsariKristin McCormick (847) 2401730(847) 2401735(847) 2401743 jallyn@aad.org aansari@aad.org kmccormick@aad.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHAIR LOSS IN WOMEN Dermatologist Discusses How to Combat the Loss of Locks NEW YORK (October 13 2004) Each year women spend countless hours and dollars on their hair. It can play a major role in a womans selfconfidence and selfesteem making female pattern hair loss a potentially debilitating condition socially and emotionally. But it doesnt have to be. Speaking today at the American Academy of Dermatologys (Academy) Derm Update 2004 media briefing dermatologist Valerie D. Callender M.D. clinical assistant professor of dermatology Howard University College of Medicine Washington D.C. discussed female pattern hair loss a condition that affects approximately 30 million women in the U.S. Female pattern hair loss can occur in women as early as age 20 and it affects all races and ethnicities. This type of hair loss usually comes from a genetic predisposition inherited from either side of the family tree. By age 40 visible symptoms of female pattern hair loss are present in 40 percent of women stated Dr. Callender. Since society has placed a great deal of social and cultural importance on hair and hairstyles hair loss in women can be devastating. Psychosocial Effects Recent research suggests that the psychosocial effects of hair loss are greater in women than in men. Women with hair loss report a higher incidence of feeling introverted anxious and less attractive which can interfere with their daily more Page 2Callender lives. Quality of life studies have suggested that there is an increased prevalence of personality disorders in women experiencing this type of hair loss compared to the general population stated Dr. Callender illustrating one more reason patients need correct diagnosis and treatment. Determining Female Pattern Hair Loss A receding hairline or balding spot usuall ...

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