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Thinning Hair: One Woman's (My) Rude Awakening Thinning Hair: One Woman's (My) Rude Awakening

Didn't I used to have very long, very curly hair? I'm pretty sure that last I looked I had a Carrie Bradshaw coif. When did that thick head of hair give way to what's pouring forth from my scalp these days? All of a sudden, I have approximately 376 meager follicles going on -- and that's a generous estimate. Gone are the days of having to wrap a band around my ponytail twice -- now, when…  

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Audrey Fine

Tags: Spring, Thinning Hair

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Reader Q&A: "Why Is My Hair Thinning?" Reader Q&A: "Why Is My Hair Thinning?"

This week we have a reader-submitted question that I think many women grapple with. Take it away Beverly from Columbus, Ohio ... Question: "I used to have thick, healthy hair but it's getting much thinner and more straw-like as I get older -- what's going on and what should I do? Answer : Beverly (and the rest of us dealing with hair changes and hair loss) needs to understand that…  

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Audrey Fine

Tags: Hair, Summer, Thinning Hair

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7 Ways to Make Thinning Hair Look Great [SLIDESHOW] 7 Ways to Make Thinning Hair Look Great [SLIDESHOW]

As someone who's always had a relatively thick, healthy head of hair, hair loss wasn't even on my radar. I mean, sure, I knew that it was an issue many men and women contend with. But happily, I'd never had any personal dealings with it. Then a friend -- a contemporary in her thirties -- began regaling me with her thinning hair tales of woe and I learned that hair loss can hit you out of left…  

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Charli Schuler

Tags: Hair, Fall, Thinning Hair

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Expert Q&A: How to Contend with Thinning Hair Expert Q&A: How to Contend with Thinning Hair

I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Men aren't the only ones who lose their hair. Sure, balding is more of an overtly male disease, but, according to the American Hair Loss Association, women comprise a whopping 40 percent of hair loss sufferers. Thinning hair in women happens for a multitude of reasons -- from underactive thyroid, to iron deficiency, to over-styling or using too…  

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