Is there a treatment for excessive falling hair in women?

[j1asicaa]

I know that it’s normal to lose 100 strands a day, but I think my condition is pretty excessive. I started noticing it in my late 30s. It hasn’t thinned to the point that you can see my scalp. In fact, people & hairdressers still gush at “how thick it is!” But I know for a fact that it isn’t the way it used to be. No barrette could hold my hair before. Now, even a small clip would suffice. I’d be grateful for any tips, whether it’s a pill to pop or a folk treatment to follow. Thanks! (-:

[DrMariano2]

@j1asicaa 4176 wrote:

I know that it’s normal to lose 100 strands a day, but I think my condition is pretty excessive. I started noticing it in my late 30s. It hasn’t thinned to the point that you can see my scalp. In fact, people & hairdressers still gush at “how thick it is!” But I know for a fact that it isn’t the way it used to be. No barrette could hold my hair before. Now, even a small clip would suffice. I’d be grateful for any tips, whether it’s a pill to pop or a folk treatment to follow. Thanks! (-:

For women, common treatments I may consider include the following in some combination:

• Biotin
• Cimetidine
• Estradiol transdermal cream
• Evening Primrose Oil
• Ketoconazole Shampoo
• Lysine
• Minoxidil
• Progesterone
• Selenium
• Spironolactone compounded cream
• Spironolactone oral tablets
• Zinc with Copper

[Phife]

If women no longer produce estrogen after menopause, wouldn’t hair loss be an automatic?

[DrMariano2]

@Phife 4739 wrote:

If women no longer produce estrogen after menopause, wouldn’t hair loss be an automatic?

Men, post-menopausal women, and follicular-phase menstruating women still make estrogen in their adrenal glands. The amounts are very similar.

Hair loss is not an automatic consequence of menopause. There are multiple factors involved.

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