Give me your star ideas for female hair loss - please!

[lborgia]

I have had a rough few years, and have been left with much thinner hair, slightly more at the hair line.

I'm now past a slightly early menopause, but still in a very intense/ stressful situation.

Can anyone give me their experience of anything that has or hasn't worked - Nioxin, biotin, other supplements...

I am making peace with the fact that I can't change the situation, so hope that my stress levels will start to go down, but I also think I'd feel better about myself if my hair was a bit thicker/ younger.

NonsensicalHair my dermatologist did a scalp biopsy on mine,but still came back as Telogen Effluvium,nothing else
Ask if you can have one

@princessTiasmum - I have actually asked my GP if it's possible to be referred for a second opinion, as there were a couple of other issues with the consultation that concerned me too. As much as I don't relish the prospect of a bit of my scalp being removed, I'd like to know for sure what's going on with my hair!

Sorry to hear you are going through this. I've been dealing with it too and struggling to find something that helps. GPs often don't take it seriously, after seeing a few I finally managed to get a dermatologist referral but he wasn't much help either. The dermatologist had a look and said it's female pattern hairloss and suggested to go buy over the counter Minoxidil because they won't prescribe it the NHS. I have tried using the Minoxidil foam on and off but it's not comfortable to have in the hair and didn't see much improvement. Recently asked the GP for blood tests again and they said it's PCOS, hairloss is part of the condition. I am taking vitamins though and will be giving the Minoxidil another go. Good Luck with finding something that helps.

NonsensicalHair a scalp biopsy doesn't hurt ,not painful at all, then I had a couple of stitches
I have been using minoxidil, but had no improvement,so not sure wether to carry on,as it's expensive