I am posting this here because there isn't a section like this in the women's forum, I have been suffering from FPHL for 5 years and lost more than 50% of pony tail density, but my scalp has more since I have lots of miniaturization that doesn't reach the end of my hair but conceals some of the scalp. Before hair loss my hair was very dense and voluminous it was my source of pride, but now it looks fairly okay which isn't okay compared to what it was, it sucks to see scalp showing. So now I have an eye for thinning hair and I think it's subconscious because when I find people with thin hair living normally it temporarily makes me feel better than I'm not the only one, but they're usually older than me since I'm just 20 so within my age I don't know people who suffer from hair loss like I do. it's getting very depressing and making me very anxious knowing some people might be seeing how thin my hair is and thinking how much of a turn off it is, do people notice how thin our hair is or how slightly wider our hair partings are if they aren't suffering from hair loss?
Do People Notice Our Thinning Hair Like We Do?
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Because it's more common in men I believe people spot it quicker, however women can get away with it much more. I once knew a girl for like, months, before noticing once in the sun that she had a very unfortunate, bowl like thinning on top of her head, I mean it was actually very thin, and as a balding guy myself I don't know how I had never noticed this.
She was a friends girlfriend, they seemed like a solid couple for the few years I knew them until we lost touch, and I wonder how she's doing now...
She was a friends girlfriend, they seemed like a solid couple for the few years I knew them until we lost touch, and I wonder how she's doing now...
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I recommend being as objective as possible in establishing your hairloss concern. Consult a specialist in the field that can document current status with density measurement, strand thicknes, etc. This way you will have a real baseline rather than subjective guesses or impression. Also, rule out stress effects on the hair such as pulling back or ponytail type hair styles. Be sure there is no chemical stress too like coloring agents that might have an impact. Also, I believe having a comprehensive blood test, both to establish a baseline and as a diagnostic tool, is critically important. So, get a full panel done which will include thyroid, hormones, etc. Might as well go the mile and get tests for lead, other metals and perhaps other toxic materials (mold). A physician specializing in integrative medicine is more likely to delve into these issues than a GP just looking at broad ranges of blood values and treating very ill and obese patient medical problems all day long.
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No not at all. I don't notice it in women very much given just the sheer volume of more hair. Couldn't imagine balding as a woman, at least with men it's more acceptable/normal and we can just shave it and move on. I was talking with my dad one day giving him sh*t about how he's trying to grow his hair out, I casually mentioned "well at least you can grow more hair than I can", he looked at me like I was on drugs. In his eyes I'm not balding whatsoever. Made me realize how obsessive I was about it.
I have sought professional help but we don't have trichologists here so I am following up with a dermatologist who knows pretty much about hair than others, did all the blood work and I'm deficient in ferritin and vitamin d, currently supplementing and using minoxidil but I don't know if they will help as both my parents have thinning hair and I have lots of thinning so it's 90% genetic as I believe, I'm also following the normal fphl it's not diffuse hair loss as the back of my hair is still dense with no scalp exposure
it's actually very very depressing but I think I just perceive my hair as very thin because I inspect it from every angle, I don't think people will care too much ever if they notice the thinning but even without people it's emotionally bad for me to see my hair thinning and falling out
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I can relate to you on that, checking from every angle. I've come to the realization that it can become unhealthy mentally to constantly be inspecting my hair. Cliche but we are our own worst critics. Hair for a lot of us, especially more so for women is part of our indentiy. Once you see that slip it's devastating. Hang in there.
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Depends. Some people are not that visible balding to the average person until like NW3. The hairstyle makes a bit difference if you still have some density. Even if they do notice it, they probably don't care/register it like we do. When I saw a balding before I had male pattern baldness I rarely thought anything of it.