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    Hormonal Changes in Menopause: Do They Contribute to a Midlife Hair Crisis in Women?

    December 2011 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    Paradi Mirmirani
    Studysummary This review discusses the influence of menopausal status on hair parameters in women without alopecia, finding significant differences in hair growth rate, percentage anagen, and hair diameter distributions, particularly in the frontal scalp.
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