Posted by afatchic on September 8, 2001, at 4:50:36
In reply to TO TERRA: Who's losing their hair?, posted by femenist on September 7, 2001, at 20:44:47
Hair loss, especially in a woman, is a symptom of hypothyroidism. Other symptoms of a thyroid problem include depression, fatigue, feeling cold, menstrual problems, infertility, elevated cholesterol, etc. If you think this might be your problem, insist on a thyroid panel test including a thyroid antibody test. Don't settle for just TSH thyroid test most doctors want to give you. It's a good diagnostic test but it is NOT the only thyroid test that should be used.
afatchic
> Terra:
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> I'm losing my hair and I have no idea what to do about it--has it gotten better for you? What have you done?
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> Fem
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