The Menopausal Transition: Is the Hair Follicle Going Through Menopause?

    November 2023 in “ Biomedicines ”
    Fabio Rinaldi, Anna Trink, Giorgia Mondadori … Daniela Pinto
    Studysummary In this article, researchers link menopause to hair follicle lifecycle changes, noting that estrogen decline, metabolic shifts, genetics, and stress can contribute to hair thinning and texture variation, although effects differ among women.
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