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Hair Thinning
Health Encyclopedia: Female Pattern Baldness
Female pattern baldness involves a typical pattern of
Alternative Names
Alopecia in women; Baldness - female; Hair loss in women; Androgenic alopecia in women
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Hair grows from its follicle at an average rate of about 1/2 inch per month. Each hair grows for 2 to 6 years, then rests, and then falls out. A new hair soon begins growi...
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Health Guide
Female pattern baldness
Alopecia in women; Baldness - female; Hair loss in women; Androgenic alopecia in women Symptoms Thinning of hair over the entire head ... Read more »Male pattern baldness
...most common type of hair loss in men. It usually follows a typical pattern of receding hairline and hair thinning on the crown, and is caused by hormones and genetic predisposition. ... Read more »Trichorrhexis nodosa
Hair appears not to grow Hair appears patchy Hair breaks easily close to scalp Hair has thickenings or nodes in the shaft Ends of hair are thinned or split ... Read more »Alopecia areata
Alopecia totalis; Alopecia universalis Prevention Read more »Male pattern baldness
Alopecia in men; Baldness - male; Hair loss in men Symptoms The typical pattern of male baldness begins at the hairline. The hairline gradually recedes to... Read more »
Medications
...effects occur: arm/leg/back pain fast heartbeat hair loss/color change mental/mood... Read more »
...blurred vision, change in sexual interest/ability, hair loss, constipation, heartburn, or change... Read more »
...weak/painful wrists tingling/numbness of hands/feet hair loss mental/mood changes... Read more »
...the suppository, headache, gas, diarrhea, and mild hair loss may occur. If any of these effects... Read more »
...these unlikely but serious side effects occur: hair loss neck pain mental/mood changes ... Read more »
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