Thinning hair in women - The Thyroid?

Women who lose their hair-is it the thyroid? Most of the time it is. Or it's after pregnancy.

"Female pattern hair loss typically will present with diffuse thinning of the hair on the top and crown of the scalp without hairline recession, and the hair loss rarely progresses to total or near total hair loss.

“Female pattern hair loss is a source of significant anxiety and distress in the affected patient. Identifying the age of onset of pattern hair loss is instrumental in helping clinicians better manage the hair thinning and lead to better patient expectations,” says Vera H. Price, M.D., professor, department of dermatology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Dr. Price spoke recently at the North American Dermatologic Society annual meeting.Pattern hair loss is characterized by hair miniaturization, or follicle downsizing, due to anagen shortening and matrix reduction."

"In women, pattern hair loss includes three stages of hair miniaturization based on age of onset, and these stages are referred to by different names. Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a genetically determined androgen-mediated trait that is generally considered the female equivalent of male androgenetic alopecia.

The term female pattern hair loss is gaining in popularity as a less committal term when the role of androgens is less clear-cut and other hormonal and non-hormonal factors may play a role. The term senescent alopecia refers to age-related hair thinning, and is distinct from AGA and is not dihydrotestosterone (DHT)-mediated."

http://dermatologytimes.modernmedicine.com/dermatology-times/news/managing-female-pattern-hair-loss-what-works?contextCategoryId=116




What can you do for your thyroid that has been blocked after years of heavy metals and fluoride? Iodine usually does the trick. First iodine will detox you for a few days but after that your metabolism should come back. Plus your hair loss should stop.