Female Hair Loss: Your health questions answered.
04 Dec 2007, by in FEMALE HAIR LOSS 
Hormonal problems are top of the list of causes of hair loss in women. An underactive thyroid is more likely than an overactive thyroid. So the first thing I would suggest is another thyroid-function test at your GP. Eight years is a long time, and just because your thyroid was working well eight years ago doesn’t mean it is still OK. There is a long list of drugs that can interfere with hair growth, so if you are taking anything at all, you should read the small print carefully. Another possible problem is seborrhoeic dermatitis. This causes dandruff, together with oily, flaky skin and itchiness, which can cause hair loss. If you don’t get a solution from any of these routes, I would give yourself a six-month trial of vitamin and mineral supplements – poor hair growth is sometimes sensitive to deficiencies. You could also try massaging the brow area with regular-strength minoxidil lotion, used to treat male baldness. But you might end up with bushy eyebrows, so beware.
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I am a 28 yr old female who has been losing her hair from the age of 19. I visited several doctors who dimissed the hairloss as stress but when my whole scalp was practically showing, the doctor referred me to a dermatologist who said that I have androgenic alopecia. I have an underactive thyroid and my iron storage is extremely low. I have recently tried minoxidil which has not grown any new hair but hair on my face has appeared. I live in South Africa and I am extremely desperate for help. I was constantly ridiculed at work so I took a long leave and shaved my head and now I am wearing a wig. My colleagues think that my hair grew back during my leave. I don’t know what to do coz I have wasted so much of my money on other treatments and consultations that did not do me any good. Is it too late for me … considering my advanced stage of diffuse thinning ?????
Dear Navitha
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