I haven’t seen your hair loss, but it is always good to get a second opinion. Some common blood tests for female hair loss: Sex Hormone tests SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin) used to test status of male hormones Estradiol is a sex hormone FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) *not hair follicle but follicle in the […]
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Hi, I’m a South Asian 17-year-old female. When I was younger, I had incredibly thick and healthy hair. However, over the past 1-2 years, l’ve noticed a significant amount of hair loss. My middle part has widened, and overall, my hair is much thinner now. I’ve attached pictures comparing my hair now versus a few […]
Women are generally protected from generic hair loss by their production of estrogens. When they go through menopause, 50% of women get generalized thinning, rarely some patterned balding. They can also have other causes of hair thinning and its complicated. She should see her doctor for a workup. Have your mom read this: https://baldingblog.com/common-blood-tests-for-female-hair-loss/
First, check with your mom and the other females in the family (grandmothers, aunts, sisters, etc..) and see if they had the same situation in their 20s as this condition is often inherited on the female side of the family. You need to get a good doctor and a good examination of your hair with […]
Men think that balding is a male problem, but women have it too and it is even more devastating when they are young and they often feel that they are looking old as a result of it. Believe it or not, almost 50% of women who go through menopause develop generalized thinning and often force […]
I (21F) have always had dense, silky straight hair. Around 2 years ago I noticed some sparser sections along my hairline, but I had pretty bad anxiety so I chalked up to that. About a year ago I went on BC (LoLo Fe) and noticed about 2 months after starting that my hair was starting […]
A full work-up with blood tests and an extensive examination is needed ( https://baldingblog.com/common-blood-tests-for-female-hair-loss/ ). Do you have a family history of hair loss on the female side of your family? If you do, then it is possible that this is purely genetic, and if the doctor can’t identify a cause, then we offer scalp […]
Female hair loss is complex. We have performed Scalp Micropigmentation (https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/smp-for-women/) on many women with great success. See here for of my writings on female hair loss: https://baldingblog.com/?s=female+hair+loss+blood+tests.
I am a 28 year old single female. 3 years ago I started losing a lot of hair, my my estimate almost 70% of my hair. Now I have started multivitamin for the past 3 months and the hair stopped falling out and some regrowth has happened. Shall I get PRP added to what I […]
I have been to 4 different doctors about my hair loss and none of them gave me a diagnosis or treatment recommendation other than Rogaine. I am not happy with the results of the Rogaine and I want a solution to find out what is wrong with me and what can I do about it. […]
A biopsy rules out specific autoimmune diseases in women that causes hair loss but the diagnosis of FPHL is not helpful. The first step in evaluating hair loss in women, after a detailed history and physical exam, is to rule out any underlying medical causes of hair loss which can be treated. If clinically appropriate, […]
I’m a 47 year old female. About 7 months ago, I noticed a thin spot on right side of my hairline, then a few months later, the left seemed thinner. It’s my underneath area, temple up to the sides of my widows peak. It seemed to be rapid because last summer I had full hair […]
Thinning hair in young women can be caused by many condition, far to numerous to list here. You need to see a doctor who specializes in hair loss in women to find out why you have this problem. Is this in your family, are you are birth control pills, do you have other medical condition […]
For women with hair loss, I generally recommend a medical work-up with lots of blood tests and a good history looking to see if you are taking birth control pills, for example, which is a prime suspect in female hair loss. If you have CTE because you have ruled out the other causes of hair […]
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