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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Katie Thomas

Hormonal Hair Loss Is More Common Than You Think And There Are Different Types Too—Here's How To Identify And Treat Them

Image of a woman's hand holding a hairbrush with lots of hair in it.

Shedding and mild hair loss are considered completely normal; however, according to NHS data, female hair loss is reported to affect around 40% of women by age 50. It was reported last month that #hormonalhairloss had reached 137.7k views on TikTok, which has grown over 8,000 year-on-year. It's something that affects so many of us. Alongside postpartum and seasonal hair los, hormonal hair loss is another term that's frequently used. But what does that actually mean? when referring to female-based hair loss. But what does that actually mean?

Marie Claire sat down with two hair and scalp experts to get to the bottom of it...

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