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How to Treat Menopausal Hair Loss

How to treat menopause-related hair loss and hair thinning

“Have you been noticing thinning hair on your scalp lately? Or do you wonder why you are losing hair after looking at your hairbrush or your shower drain? These situations are quite common for women who are suffering from female hair loss. It’s a problem that is often overlooked as male pattern baldness dominates the headlines and few discuss the equally daunting problem of hair loss faced by women and girls.”  Folicure Hair Replacement Dallas for Men and Women

Aging and Hair Loss

Glynis Ablon, MD, an associate clinical professor at the University of California in Los Angeles and a dermatologist at Ablon Skin Institute and Research Center in California says “About half of all women will have some element of hair loss by the age of 50, and by the age of 60, approximately 80 percent of women will experience some hair loss.”

It’s a well-known fact that hair loss or balding usually affects men in midlife, but there is not much discussion of female hair loss that affects women. Dr. Ablon further adds that “It usually impacts women in a different way, especially their self-confidence. Someone like Bruce Willis can just shave their head to look fine, but it tends to be a bigger deal for women.”

Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, the director of the Center for Women’s Health at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and the medical director of NAMS says that there are various treatments available to address hair loss in menopausal women. She further adds that “There are simple fixes for female pattern hair loss, but we shouldn’t assume that is always the reason for hair loss; sometimes there are underlying issues causing the condition.”

What Is Female Pattern Hair Loss?

The most common type of hair loss that affects women is called androgenetic alopecia, or female pattern hair loss (FPHL). FPHL causes hair follicles to shrink, which in turn leads to hair becoming thinner and finer with decreased number of overall hairs. FPHL also shortens the hair’s growing phase leading to fewer hairs being grown in the active growth phase.

Alison Bruce, MBChB, a dermatologist at Mayo Clinic says, “Usually in female pattern hair loss, the frontal hairline stays about the same, but there can be a widening of the part and a central thinning of the hair.”

Finding the ‘Root’ Cause of Hair Loss Is Important

It’s important to find the root cause of your hair loss and a visit to your primary care doctor is a good place to start. Dr. Bruce says, “It’s likely that female pattern hair loss is probably the cause, but a clinical examination can confirm this.”

If the hair loss doesn’t follow the typical hallmarks of female pattern hair loss, then your doctor may perform a number of tests to explore potential causes. These tests often include the following:

  • A complete blood count (CBC) test

  • Thyroid function tests

  • A dietary assessment

  • Autoimmune inflammation

  • A hormone test

Source:

Everydayhealth.com Help for Thinning Hair

https://www.everydayhealth.com/menopause/help-for-hair-thinning-in-midlife/

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