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Thin hair

Thin hair

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Hair are strands that grow from the epidermis and are composed of Keratin. Hair is thin when the follicles are widely spaced.

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

27 year experience in Psychiatry

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Head

Is Symptom of

Menopause
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Patchy hair loss (alopecia areata)
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Hyperthyroidism
Condition
Hypothyroidism
Condition
Trichotillomania
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