Young Teen Girl With Hair Loss Questions
Hello. Lately I have been experiencing excess hair loss. I am only 13 years old (female), and nobody in my family has had any hair loss problems. Everyone has a full head of hair. I still have tons of hair, but more hair is coming out than it used to. I lose probably about 150 hairs a day. Is this normal? Should I do something?
QUESTIONS:
- Can a dry scalp cause hair loss?
- Am I losing the right amount of hair?
- Is there anything I can do to stop it?
- Can going through puberty cause hair loss?
- I am stressed because of my hair loss, and hair loss is caused by stress. WHAT DO I DO?!
PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE help.
Thank you
To answer your questions in the order in which they were asked —
- Dry scalp does not cause hair loss.
- It is normal to lose the 100 hairs a day. Sometimes more. There are other hairs growing at the same time.
- There is nothing you can do about it. (sorry)
- Puberty may be a factor in your hair loss situation.
- Stress can cause hair loss and stress of losing hair can be a vicious cycle (to a certain degree).
If you are a regular, healthy teenage girl, it may only be just a phase, but if this bothers you that much, you should see your primary care doctor. Get your parents involved. Let them know what’s going on and have an appointment setup with your physician. This might not be anything to be concerned about, but if you are worried, best to get it checked out with an in-person exam.
I have been suffering from the same problem as above. My parents will not listen to what I have to say about my problem. They look at me like I am stupid. Finally, I begged them enough to call my physician, and they did. She told my mother that I should compare the amount of hair that I lose to the amount of hair that my sister loses. She told us to brush our hair out everyday and put the stray hairs into a plastic bag (same goes for my sister). Then at the end of each day, compare the bags with eachother. Today is the first say we are going to do it, so I will comment back ASAP to tell you the results. Maybe this will help you too.
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i understand how you feel. i am currently eighteen years old, and every time i get out of the shower, i feel like i am losing more and more hair. my parents think it’s the products im using, but i am careful about how much i use. plus, i dont even straighten or blow dry my hair. it freaks me out, and i’ve heard that drinking more milk and eating more vegetables can help.