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Re: Please! My 16yr old daughter w/PCO going bald!!!

From: jodi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 21 Jan 2001 12:45:27 -0600 (CST)

i don't think head hair thickness necassarily has to do with testosterone - women can have thick head hair and no body hair problems...

i have read of a few women noticing this hair loss after starting met.

someone mentioned b-12 supplements being good for nails while on met... becaause met makes you absord less of this vitamin... i wonder if the same might be true for hair? if you're not well nourished, you can start losing hair very quickly - take it from a former anorexic. :) i still notice that under stress or when i am not eating well, my hair falls out a lot more in the shower, my hairbrush, etc. has the met been causing diareah (sp) in your daughter? maybe it's a malnutrition thing, not a medication thig exactly? just an idea...

i just started met three days ago and am hoping i don't have this side effect... :(

good luck!

At Wed, 17 Jan 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>There's another explanation, though.
<snip> >It could just very well be that your daughter has naturally thin hair,
>that was artificially enhanced with the excess testosterone.
>
>Also, alopecia has no known cause, which is what she'll probably be
>diagnosed with (that's like the fall back answer).
>

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