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Will estrogen cause hair loss?
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No: No, quite the opposite, estrogen promotes hair growth.
Answered 1/15/2012
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No.: The opposite is actually true. Estrogen is actually beneficial for your hair. Female allopecia is multifactorial and not nearly as straight forward as androgenic allopecia seen in "male" pattern balding due to the effects of 5 Alpha reductase.
Answered 6/24/2014
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