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Hot flashes, mood swings, and night sweats are all semi-well-known symptoms of menopause and perimenopause.But hair loss is one that some people may not expect, which explains why Gabrielle Union ...
Top experts explain the symptoms, causes, and treatments for menopausal hair loss,, plus products that can help with dryness, thinning, frizz, and more.
Minoxidil, applied topically, is widely used for the treatment of hair loss. It may be effective in helping promote hair growth in both men and women with androgenic alopecia. [20] [21] About 40% of men experience hair regrowth after 3–6 months. [22] It is the only topical product that is FDA approved in America for androgenic hair loss. [20]
Menopause is associated with lower estrogen and thus is associated with hair loss." An older 2006 study of mice and skin cells indicated that estrogen can affect hair growth.
Pattern hair loss (also known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA) [1]) is a hair loss condition that primarily affects the top and front of the scalp. [2] [3] In male-pattern hair loss (MPHL), the hair loss typically presents itself as either a receding front hairline, loss of hair on the crown and vertex of the scalp, or a combination of both.
Frictional alopecia is the loss of hair that is caused by rubbing of the hair, follicles, or skin around the follicle. [1] The most typical example of this is the loss of ankle hair among people who wear socks constantly for years. [2] The hair may not grow back even years after the source of friction has ended.
The hair shaft is mostly made up of dead tissue and a protein that is known as keratin. It is said that hair growth occurs during the "growing" phase of the follicle, and then retained as dead club hair during the "resting" phase. The old club hair might be lost within the following "growing" phase.