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Fibroids & Hair Loss
Hair loss occurs among both men and women of all races for a variety of reasons. Hereditary hair thinning is common, even among healthy women. Loss can also be the result of chemotherapy treatments, certain cardiac medications, antidepressants, androgen-dominant birth control pills, or simply be age-related. It may also indicate an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia.
But, did you know there’s also a connection between fibroids and hair loss? Uterine fibroids, the most common tumor found in female reproductive organs, are most common among women between age 30 and 50-years-old. About 20 to 40 percent of women aged 35 and older have fibroids big enough to cause symptoms, The New York Times reports. In addition to symptoms like…