Female post-menopausal balding and thinning, why?

My mother turns 69 this year and is starting to lose some hair on her temples; there aren’t many but it’s a start. She is already a highly insecure person due to her appearance and I fear that this could worsen her already fragile confidence. Are there any remedies an adult/elderly woman can take to prevent late-life baldness? If so, can she do anything to restore the lost hair?

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About 50% of post-menopausal women get some type of balding. In addition to that, some get Age Related Thinning of their total hair mass which looks like thinning, but it is not necessarly a reduction of hair count on the head. The female patterned balding that occurs after menopause is because of the protective estrogens that block the genetics of balding from acting on their hair, is massively reduced. With the estrogen levels markedly reduced, their own internal testosterone has a more significant effect on their genetics. It works with their DHT to produce balding, so in some of these women, finasteride is a good drug for blocking the DHT effects on their genes for balding. For the women who get Age Related Thinnning (men also get this), little can be done.

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