Female Hair Loss
Are
you a woman who is losing your hair?
If you think you have hair loss, you probably do,
even if your current doctor doesn’t
take your concern seriously.
No one knows your hair better than you do.
“Alopecia” is the
scientific term for hair loss. But being told you have “alopecia” is not so much
a diagnosis as a description. It doesn’t say WHY you have hair loss. It is the
same thing as saying “you
have hair loss,”
simply with the more scientific term.
There
are many different types of alopecia, and diagnosing the REASON for your
alopecia is the critical step in a successful treatment plan.
·
Hormonal Imbalance
·
Auto-immune Disorder
·
Genetic Predispositions
·
Medically Induced
Female hair loss is often ignored and dismissed as a
vain and trivial complaint.
Sadly,
many in the medical establishment are only concerned with dealing with life threatening
illnesses, not realizing that this is a demoralizing condition which can be devastating
to a woman’s
psychological, emotional, social and CAREER
well-being.
The
depression and isolation that hair loss can cause have very real physical consequences,
similar to mourning the loss of a best friend.
Women
often suffer in silence, afraid of being ridiculed both for their condition,
and for their “vanity” in being
concerned by it.
You won’t
die because you’re going bald,
but you may feel like your life is falling apart, and you have legitimate
reason to seek proactive treatment.
In today’s
environment of shortened doctor visits, fewer doctors are willing to take the
time to listen to non-life-threatening issues, let alone deal with them,
especially since many insurance plans do not cover hair loss despite its
clear financial impact on a woman’s career prospects, and the physical
consequences of withdrawal from social life.
The vast majority of causes
are not life-threatening, but worry about this issue and the stress of
feeling isolated and ignored can cause real suffering. If the trust you feel with
your doctor has been damaged because you feel ignored, your overall health
care treatment will suffer.
No one knows your body
better than you do.
You need and deserve a
doctor who listens to what you think is important about your health, regardless of where on your body it may be of concern to you.