Hair is a big part of our identity. Noticing a thinner hairline or have dull, flat hair that seems to have lost its volume? Feeling alarmed?

Men aren’t the only people impacted by hair loss. Female pattern baldness, also known as androgenetic alopecia, can be just as devastating to women as male pattern baldness is to men.

Here’s everything you need to know about this issue, and what we can do about it.