Helpful Articles

Some articles and information relating to hair and hair loss.

Diet and Dietary Supplements:
Some information regarding how diet and dietary supplements can be beneficial for your hair.

Information on Cutting and Coloring Your Hair: (new!)
Just because you have alopecia does not mean you cannot have fun with your hair!

Local Support Groups for Alopecia: (new!)
Here you will find local support groups for women with androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata.

Shedding:
One of the most comprehensive and detailed explanations on shedding on the internet.
Very highly recommended reading for all suffering from hair loss.

The Top 10 Misconceptions
Regarding Androgentic Alopecia in Women; debunking and clearing up common myths and miscoceptions.

General Hair Care and Tips

Drugs and Hair Loss:
A specific list of drugs that can cause hair loss.

Iron:
Information on iron and women's hair loss.

Current Aspects of Antiandrogen Therapy in Women:
A very long (17 pages) report giving thorough information on different anti-androgens and their uses and effectiveness in treating acne, hirsutism and alopecia. Drugs mentioned are Spironolactone, Cyproterone Acetate, Flutamide and Finasteride. PDF file

Alopecia in Women, March 2003:
A report giving basic information on hair loss in women, complete with pictures and charts. PDF file

Androgens and Alopecia, 2002:
This extensive article gives a good, thorough background on the role androgens play in pattern hair loss, including some findings and commentary regarding women and female pattern hair loss. PDF file

Production Rates of Testosterone and Dihydrotestosterone in Female Pattern Hair Loss, July 2003:
The results of these findings noted in the article conclude that "unlike men with male-pattern baldness, women with female-pattern baldness are characterized by increased production rates of T, but not of DHT". PDF file