ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA IN WOMEN
The pattern of hair loss in women differs from male-pattern baldness. In women, the hair becomes thinner all over the head, and the hairline does not recede. Androgenetic alopecia in women rarely leads to total baldness.

Androgenetic Alopecia is in fact a form of hereditary hair loss most likely to come from the mother's side of the family. Researchers have determined that this form of hair loss is related to hormones called androgens, particularly an androgen called dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

HOW IS DHT FORMED AND WHY DOES IT CAUSE HAIR LOSS?
Within the human body there is an enzyme known as 5 alpha reductase (5AR).
This enzyme reacts with the male hormone testosterone to synthesize a new male hormone known as Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) (this hormone is found in both males and females).