Adrenal insufficiency hair loss and gender

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I was trying to figure out why women have hair loss in adrenal issues but

men do not. This is what I found:

" Men do not have hair loss because androgens in males are produced

primarily in the testes. "

http://www.emedicine.com/DERM/topic761.htm

Cheri

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[Guest guest]

New thread to keep things uncluttered in the 'FMG and Exam Stress'

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> This has some adrenal androgen info too.

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

> > I think the type of hair loss that they're referring to in that

> article is pubic hair though, right? I am a female with hair loss that

> began around the time my adrenals crashed. However, I am losing scalp

> hair and it is androgen-driven loss.

[Guest guest]

New thread to keep things uncluttered in the 'FMG and Exam Stress'

thread. Clip as you see fit.

> This has some adrenal androgen info too.

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

> > I think the type of hair loss that they're referring to in that

> article is pubic hair though, right? I am a female with hair loss that

> began around the time my adrenals crashed. However, I am losing scalp

> hair and it is androgen-driven loss.