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 Menopause and hair loss.When I was diagnosed with alopecia areata at 18, I thought hair loss in women was a totally rare and unusual condition. What has really struck me lately is how many women I see with hair loss associated with menopause. I didn't know the two could be related. I was aware that a lot of very elderly women have to deal with thinning hair, but it is also common in women in their 40's and 50's. This type of hair loss is called androgenetic alopecia. Androgenetic alopecia is related to hormone levels. There are hereditary factors which can come from the mother or the father. About 50% of men are affected by this, some pieces of research suggest that the same amount of women will suffer from this kind of hair loss and possibly up to 75%.! This can make depressing reading. Society expects this of men but not of women. It is a very hard subject to talk about. Women feel alone and embarrassed about their condition. It is a lonely feeling, carrying this big secret around as if you have something to be ashamed of. Unless you can speak to someone who has been through it, it's very hard to talk about.
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