Posts under ‘Women's Hair Loss Stories’

Living with hair loss can be hard, especially in a culture that views hair as a sign of youth and good health. Even so, most people with alopecia areata are well-adjusted, contented people living full lives.
The key to coping is valuing yourself for who you are, not for how much hair you have or don’t [...]

The comforting news is that androgenetic alopecia is not a painful disease and does not make people feel sick physically. It is not contagious, and people who have the disease are generally healthy otherwise. It does not reduce life expectancy and it should not interfere with the ability to achieve such life goals as going [...]

Some time ago, the moderators and a few other ladies on the forum participated in a brief survey concerning women’s hair loss… To be honest, I found some of the results to be expected (i.e. stressful life events, medications changing, postpartum, etc.) At this time, I’d like to open the survey up to all [...]