Female Teenager with White Bulb on Falling Hairs

(female) I’m a teen experiencing hair loss with a thick white bulb at the end. What can be the causes of this? I do NOT pull my hair. It comes off by itself. So why is it that the bulb is present on EVERY piece of fallen hair? Will it grow back? How long will it take for it to grow back? I’ve been losing hair when I comb it, in the shower. It’s an all around hair loss and I’ve noticed that my hair has thinned a lot. Any advice, something I should tell my doctor other than “I’m losing hair?”. Should I mention this hair bulb thing?

I don’t know if it’ll grow back, but the white bulb isn’t anything to worry about. It is likely sebum. See this post for a similar question.

Be open with your doctor and tell him/her anything that you think could contribute. He’ll likely have questions of his own and should run tests. Female hair loss is different from male hair loss. Most men experience hair loss from genetics — with women, it could be genetics, hormonal imbalance, low iron, etc, etc. Learn more about that here.