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Do Hair Transplants Work For Women?

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Around 20 to 30 million women suffer from hair loss in the United States. Unfortunately, women’s hair loss often goes undetected because of the diffuse pattern in which it occurs. And, unlike male pattern baldness, women who have thinning or shedding locks don’t have the same resources or educational tools that men have. Moreover, some men’s treatments aren’t even safe or effective on women...

Capillus Supports National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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HairCapillus is committed to helping women and men fighting breast cancer. The Capillus caps use Low Level Laser Therapy technology (LLLT), a medical treatment for hair loss that is both minimally invasive and chemical-free. LLLT treats a myriad of issues, including androgenetic alopecia—more commonly known as male or female-pattern baldness. Physicians sometimes recommend Capillus laser caps to patients who are seeking hair restoration post...

Understanding Post-Partum Hair Loss

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It’s perfectly normal to suffer some hair loss after having a baby. Not all women do, and your hair may act very differently from one pregnancy to another. Most women recover from this uneventfully, six to twelve months after the birth. So, what is the process that leads to temporary postpartum hair loss? Let’s take a look: Hormonal changes with estrogen and progesterone. Hormones...

Menopause and Hair Loss

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Menopause marks the end of fertility in women. Often called “the change of life,” menopause is a welcome relief to many women worried about unexpected pregnancies or who simply don’t want to deal with the aggravations of a monthly menstrual cycle. For others, menopause is viewed in a negative light because it occurs later in life and marks the end of a more youthful...

Hair Loss and Menopause

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One perennial question we get is how will menopause affect my hair? The short answer is, it’s complicated, but hair loss is not certain to happen. 1. Normal Aging Process We all are born, we age, and then we die. Menopause is part of the normal aging process. Menopause signals the end of menstruation and child-bearing years for a woman, and along with it...

Hereditary Hair Loss in Women

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It is a disease most women are too ashamed to talk about. Those living with it will go to great lengths to hide it from friends, coworkers, even family members. What kind of disease could cause such grief? Androgenetic alopecia, referred to as hereditary hair loss, also known as female-pattern baldness. At one time doctors thought only men suffered from this type of hair...

Hormones and Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL)

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Hormones are special types of molecules in the body that have the role of signaling other molecules. There are tons of different hormones that influence most body functions including metabolism, fertility, mood, sleep, and growth to name but a few. For most things to work properly in the body, several hormones may work together or even at odds with each other. The important point...

Hair Loss After Pregnancy

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If you’ve recently been pregnant, you might have noticed some hair loss during those strenuous nine months. Hair loss might be a reaction to the hormonal fluctuations women undergo while pregnant. But hair loss during pregnancy could also be signs of nutritional deficiency or hormonal imbalance and should be checked out by your physician. On the other hand, most physicians consider post-pregnancy hair loss...

Signs of Female Hair Loss

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It’s estimated that hair loss affects nearly 30 million women in the United States alone. Baldness occurs when hair falls out and normal new hair does not grow in its place. The best way to prevent hair loss is recognizing the signs and getting help right away. Four most common signs of hair loss in women: Wider Part: A ‘wider’ part is a tell-tale...