All of a sudden your hair doesn’t feel or look quite the same. You start relying more on your eyebrow pencil to define your brows and then suddenly an unwanted hair pops up on your chin! And you ask yourself, what is going on?
Hair loss and unwanted facial hairs are common female complaints especially among women in their menopausal years. What is the cause? Is there anything to correct it?
According to Lovera Wolf Miller, MD, certified member of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), noticeable thinning of scalp hair (medically known as androgenetic alopecia) along with the growth of excessive facial hair (hirsutism) occurs in about half of all women by age 50, although it may begin anytime after puberty. “Alopecia is actually as common in women as it is in men, but it’s less apparent because it rarely causes balding,” Dr. Miller says.
If concerns about your hair loss or growth arise, see your doctor for a review of your diet, activity, stress and other related symptoms. A treatment plan will be based on both your medical and lifestyle information.
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Eyebrow hair growth is not something that you can turn on and off, even if you want to. If you are experiencing hair loss due to Alopecia or for another medical condition, it will take time for your hair to re-grow and there is little that you can do to make it happen any faster.