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Pregnancy usually makes hair thicker, not thinner — rising estrogen keeps more follicles in the growth phase. So losing hair during pregnancy is a signal worth investigating: iron, thyroid, or a telogen-effluvium trigger. Here is what it means and what is safe to do.
Polycystic ovary syndrome thins the hair on your scalp and thickens it on your face — the same androgen excess, opposite effects. Here is the mechanism, how PCOS hair loss is diagnosed, and the treatments that work when you treat the cause.
Menopausal hair loss isn't 'regular FPHL after 50.' Estrogen withdrawal shifts the hormonal balance, finasteride 1 mg failed in the Price postmenopausal trial, and a different scarring condition — FFA — has to be ruled out first.
FPHL is the most-studied hair loss in women — and the most-misrepresented. Honest evidence on minoxidil, spironolactone, LDOM, and the blood panel that changes the diagnosis.
Why it's happening, when it stops, and what you can safely do while breastfeeding. Includes the postpartum-specific blood panel — and an honest note on whether 'PPTE' is even a real diagnosis.