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Re: Please! My 16yr old daughter w/PCO going bald!!!From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 23 Nov 2001 06:44:38 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 22 Nov 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>I understand. Is it frontal hairloss or more all over? What is her insulin level & testosterone level (if you don't know , I would have them both checked). Has she lost weight? If yes, how much? Is she on Meformin? Just remember, there is a solution to every problem, but you need to figure out what the problem is first. Sometimes this happens to people with PCOS are on Metformin after they lose weight(more even hairloss) . Sometimes due from PCOS, they have an imbalance of too much testosterone(more frontal hairloss)and they may not even be on Metformin. I actually came across a website that a ton of people have who are not diabetic and do not have PCOS have lost their hair due to weightloss? I'm sure it's temporary, probably a hormonal change.I hope this little bit of info helps you! Hang in there!
>Sorry I might sound a bit OT, but by all means make sure that your
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