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I’m suffering from female hair loss and need some advice.  I’m getting very thin on top and dont’ know what to do.  I’ve had blood work done and I have a slightly underactive thyroid and am on Synthroid for it.  But thinning hair runs in my family and I’m concerned about it.  What treatments should I use?

There can be many non-genetic contributors to hair loss, especially in females.  An overactive or underactive thyroid can be one of them.  If your thinning hair is due to an underactive thyroid, the treatment prescribed by your physician should help assuming it helps get your thyroid back under control.   However, thinning on the top of your head may also be an indication of genetic female pattern baldness.

You may consider using topical Rogaine (minoxidil) to help stimulate hair regrowth.  In many cases, Rogaine has been used for genetic and non-genetic related hair loss. 

Be sure to have your scalp examined and have other medical tests performed by a dermatologist who may be able to find or rule out other contributing factors to your hair loss.   Many non-genetic causes can be treated and possibly restore your hair with medical intervention for balding. 

Bill - aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

Thousands of balding men and women come to our community seeking answers to their hair loss questions daily. Thanks to the dedicated patient and physician expert members of our discussion forum and websites, differentiating fact from fiction and learning what really works to treat hair loss is easy.

Below we’ve compiled some of this week’s hot topic hair loss related questions and answers from our discussion forum, blogs, and email. Follow the links below to a topic that you find interesting and read what real patients and physician experts have to say about each topic.

Diary of a Hair Transplant – In this article, one man shares his personal hair loss struggles and research that led him to restore his hair through surgical hair restoration.

Restrictions on Activities After Hair Transplant Surgery – Read expert advice from world renowned Coalition member Dr. True on when it’s ok to resume normal activities after hair replacement surgery

Can Low Iron Levels Cause Hair Loss? Learn how low iron levels can contribute or cause non-genetic baldness, how common it is, and how to treat it

Can Alfatradiol Replace Rogaine to Treat Hair Loss? Learn whether or not topical alfatradiol is an effective hair loss treatment and whether or not it is more effective as an adjunct or replacement treatment for Rogaine (minoxidil).

Can a Bad Diet Contribute to Hair Loss? Learn if eating junk food can contribute to losing your hair

Bill - aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will offer two regional seminars this month focusing on the long-term effects of brain injuries on a patient's mental health. The seminars will address the needs of individuals with brain injuries served by health and human service workers throughout New Jersey.

The seminars were created in an effort to increase awareness of brain injuries among health and human service professionals. Since the first series of regional seminars were held in 2003, over 300 health and human service professionals from a wide variety of agencies throughout the state of New Jersey attend the seminars every year.

You can access additional information on the seminars, as well as dates and times for the seminars, online here. 

Did you ever wonder how hair transplant doctors entered into the field of surgical hair restoration? For some, it may be simply because they learned they had a talent for skillful and artistic design for recreating natural hair patterns. For others, I expect their interest developed because of their own hair loss struggles.

How many doctors in the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians have had their own hair transplant procedures? And who did they have work on their own balding scalp? Discuss this fun topic with other members and learn which doctors had surgery and with who.

Bill - aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

Little boys and girls recognize baldness at a very young age. In fact, kids can be brutally honest. “You’re bald Grandpa”, you might have said to your grandfather when you were a child while looking at your reflection in his polished scalp.

However, it’s only a few years until you start wondering if one day you will be suffering from hair loss like other members of your family, hoping that you take after your uncle who’s got a full head of hair, and not your dad’s father who’s completely bald.

In this hair loss discussion, forum member “foreveryung” shares a photo of his grandfather’s scalp and wonders if his balding will progress to this level. Share your experiences and opinions on this topic and learn how genetics contribute to balding how much hair you may lose.

Bill - aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor