January 23 2006, 8:35 am PT | Posted in: Age + Female Hair Loss
Your information on female hair loss was helpful, but the information on teenage female hair loss was not as informative. I’m fifteen, and I feel I need more information. When I was a child, I had thick hair. When I was around seven, I cut it short. It was still thick then. Around seventh grade I decided to grow it back out, but still, it was thick then. When I started my freshman year in high school, though, mid-year, it began to thin. It has shown no sign of stopping, and it does worry me. My ponytail has significantly gone down in size. I can’t wear my hair down without having loose strands cover my back - which is not popular at school. Plus, I lose an extreme amount of hair each time I shower - at least fifty strands. My hair is also lackluster in shine, and crooked and crinkled when it falls out. My mother took me to a doctor, who told me it was not my thyroid level. A week or two ago, my father told me to start taking vitamins and trying to eat better - the latter of which is hard, when you go to high school. Personally, though, I’m not sure that I believe this is a diet issue. If it was, why wouldn’t it affect more teenage girls at my school? I wish to know if there are medical conditions that I might have that give a symptom of hair loss, and possibly also slight depression - I have noticed that my mood seems to be getting worse and worse. I am also on birth control, which I noticed you said might cause problems… but it shouldn’t, because I have been having hair loss much longer than I’ve been on birth control. I just want to know what I could have, and how I can get this to stop.
You need to have a good doctor do a thorough work-up on you. There is no way I can help you without getting a full opportunity to get a good history (including detailed dietary history) and a full examination of your scalp and hair for miniaturization. This will determine the health of your hair and your overall health. There are no shortcuts and no internet site that can get you what you want, because what you need is a good doctor (one who is interested in this field) first. Also, look through the Female Hair Loss category, as there are many posts that discuss the various conditions and tests that are part of what a good doctor will be able to perform on you.
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i have the same thing exactly the same but i haven’t gone to any kind of doctor my family says its normal that im going through hormonies how can i get them to understant that this is not normal and that im scared
Oh my, I have the same problem. I find myself in tears when i take showers due to the significant amount of hair that falls out. I don’t know what to do, my parents don’t believe that it’s a serious problem. My mother bought me this horrible cream to put on my head and instead it makes my hair fall out more.. Honestly, I’m terrified I’ll go bald in a few months. I don’t know what to do. I eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and get enough milk… So, I can’t be lacking vitamins. Gosh, I’m horrified by it..
My Daughter is 16 and experiencing extreme hair loss. It covers her back and clothing, falls in her food, falls out when we stroke her hair and clogs the plug when she takes a shower.Her hair is noticeably thinner to us. We have been to two doctors, both of whom say it is not serious and it will pass. It is distressing, though, as you cannot believe that so much hair can fall out without making her go bald! There is no inflamation of the scalp and she eats well. Doctors have just started her on the birth control pill (to control extremely heavy menstrual flow)so I’m hoping the hormonal ‘balancing’ may have a helpful side effect with the hair. I’m also wondering whether the strong menstrual flow might be causing anaemia or iron deficiency, which I’ve read is a cause of female hair loss.
My daughter is 17 and has the exact same symptoms as everyone above. I have taken her to 2 dr’s and they ran blood test and they dont seem to know anymore than they did before the test. She had very thick hair until a year ago and now it is very thin. The shower drain is completely covered with hair when she gets out and it falls out everytime she brushes it. Did the people who commented above find any answers. Im afraid she will be bald if her hair keeps falling out at this rate.
I am only 15 and my hair falls out every time i comb it or every time i try to untangle it… i have dandruff too….Please help!!!!
i am only 13 years… every time im in the shower big chuncks of hair fall out and it scares me…my parents don’t think i should go to the doctors they say it’s normal but i don’t think it is. every day it gets worse n worse…by friends said if i go bald that they will go bald with me..lol..i am just really scared please help me tell me what i should do….
HELP ME PLEASE!!!
i have a problem too.
im 15 years old and every time i see to my bed,shoulder,shower room.i see some hair falling
i don’t know why it falls..And i start to not use some shampoos.because i think the shampoo i use have a strong content.please help me !!
and HELP US!..
Im also 15 and my hair falls out every time i brush it or wash it. I am also on birth control and it seems that everyone that has this problem is on birth control so i am wondering if that is part of the reason why. I also think that i might be anemic because i almost pass out every time i bend over or stand up. but i eat lots of vegetables and i take vitamins every day so idk.
i have da exact problem im 15 nd losing so much hair this started like a year ago it stopped 4 a while nd now it has started again nd im scared of going bald my mom says its cuz u straighten your hair 2 much but i dnt think its da cause because i use da temperature spray thing so i dnt kno plz help
me too, im 15 and every time i have a shower or brush my hair or run my hands through my hair, massive amounts of hair come out… i eat healthy and dont straighten my hair, my hair use to be sooo thick now its like an eighth of that… im scared
I am 16 years old and my hair is thinning in the front where my bangs are, my hair is curly and i srtraighten it frequently could it be that ?
hi im diana and im 15 years old. I have the same exact problem as you guys. i used to have really thick hair and ever since i started straightening it my hair has fallen out a lot. i dont know what to do. its kind of scary. i loosed some hair when i comb and straighten my hair. its kind of a relief to know that im not the only one that has this problem. but i hope to find a solution too.
omg! im also 15 with the same problem
I have the exact same problem as everyone else here. I am 15 and my hair falls out in excessive amounts every time I brush or wash my hair, my only difference is that I’m not on birth control. My hair used to be very very thick and curly, but it is getting less and less so at a fast rate. Because it is curly I only brush it while wet or just before my shower to stop knots and frizz.. but I’m finding the hair that is falling out is getting caught in my curls and knotting. I’m glad to know I’m not the only suffering from this but I would love some good answers or easy tips!!
i have been having almost the same hair thing. but my hair doesnt fall out in big clumps. its 3 or 4 strands here and there. i used to put a moose in my hair and used anti frizzy spray. but i havent used it for at least 5 weeks could that be my problem? i’m a worry worry wort and i was sick for 5 weeks. could it be my nurve? please any ideas? i’m not on birth control but i have been trying to stay away from milk does my body need more?