Posts under ‘Articles on Women's Hair Loss’

One of the ladies here sent me a wonderful article on Basal Temperature taking… I found some more info and wanted to share it with you…
Do you ever experience fatigue, depression, difficulty concentrating, difficulty getting up in the morning, cold hands and feet or intolerance to cold, constipation, loss of hair, fluid retention, dry skin, [...]

I’ve noticed some new members to the forum who are currently actively TE shedding, thinning and who are pretty exasperated, depressed, scared, etc…
I began a massive and aggressive TE shed in August 2006… I thinned all over but was hardest hit at my hairline and frontal area… completely see through… I shed from that point [...]

Just wanted to summarize some research I’ve done over the past couple of years… for the benefit of my fellow TE shedders… Here goes…
Classic TE lasts roughly 3-6 months and has a very specific and temporary trigger… e.g. childbirth, major surgery, illness
CTE is basically TE lasting longer than 6 months and the insult or trigger [...]

When you are first finding answers as to the cause of your hair loss, it’s easy to get lost in the maze of tests and panels that your doctor should do. Here is a complete list of blood tests to request at the beginning and the meaning of ‘normal’ ranges.
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Finding a good dermatologist or doctor can prove to be one of the most difficult things to face when you are experiencing hair loss…

A good physician will say, “I’m sorry. This must be hard for you to understand.”
He/she will give you the address of the National Alopecia Foundation or other support organizations and tell [...]

I’ve compiled a new listing of medications that are either known to cause hair loss OR attribute to the immature (anagen or telogen) loss of hair… the list is EXTENSIVE so I made it into a .pdf file for easier reading/printing. I was (once again) surprised by a few of the new additions.
I did NOT [...]

BCPs contain a combination of estrogen and progestin. All BCPs now have one main source of estrogen — ethinyl estradiol. Ethinyl estradiol is a constant in the BCP equation but the part that changes is the progestin level. There are a number of different types of progestin and some of them are higher in androgenic [...]

Phototrichogram findings in women with androgenetic alopecia.
Department of Dermatology, Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background/purpose: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) in women is characterized by diffuse thinning in the frontal and parietal areas of the scalp; preservation of the frontal hairline is norm. Hair over the occipital scalp is preserved. The purpose of this work [...]