A thinning crown

For women, pregnancy is a type of physical stress that can also cause hair loss (that, and hormones). — AFP

Men are usually more likely to lose their hair than women, mostly due to male pattern baldness. But thinning hair and hair loss are also common in women, and it’s no less demoralising.

Reasons can range from the simple and temporary, such as a vitamin deficiency, to the more complex, like an underlying health condition.