Menopausal alopecia is a common problem. Hormonal disorders affect changes in both the quality and quantity of hair. Oestrogens are hormones that have a beneficial effect on hair follicles as they prolong the anagen phase and accelerate hair growth.

During the menopause, when oestrogens are scarce, the effect of androgens on the hair begins to predominate, with the opposite effect. They have an atrophic effect on the hair follicles located on the head. As a result, in menopausal women, the following occurs hair thinning and their attrition.