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Article: Are you losing your hair? (female hair-loss; includes related articles)
- Article from:
- Good Housekeeping
- Article date:
- July 1, 1997
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It can de devastating: When a woman loses her crowning glory, her sense of self-worth may suffer as well. but here are solutions that help-in more than just cosmetic ways.
Grab about eight to ten hairs and give a light tug. Get some? If it's just a strand or two, you can stop worrying that you're losing your hair. If you came away with four or more, you have reason to be concerned. Twenty-five percent of women begin to experience some degree of hair loss by age 40; by menopause, the percentage rises to 60. The good news is that the growing acknowledgment of female hair loss has prompted the development of highly effective solutions for women with thinning ...