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Will estrogen cause hair loss?

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Dr. Cayce Jehaimi answered

Specializes in Pediatric Endocrinology

No: No, quite the opposite, estrogen promotes hair growth.

Answered 1/15/2012

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Dr. Patrick Schaner answered

Specializes in Surgery - Plastics

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.

Dr Samuel agreed

Answered 6/24/2014

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