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Her Hair Was Thinning at 37. It Wasn't Genetic
She was 37. She brought a plastic bag of hair to her appointment — collected from the shower drain over four days, because she was afraid I wouldn't believe her. Her previous visit had lasted eleven minutes and ended with "everyone sheds, it's probably stress, try to relax." That is not a diagnosis. That is a scheduling constraint wearing a lab coat. I want to name something clinicians often skip. Hair loss is not cosmetic. For women in midlife, hair is bound up with identity, professional presence, sexual confidence, and the private terror of visibly aging faster than you expected. Women describe hair loss with language they reserve for grief. When a woman is told to relax about it, she hears that her distress is the problem — rather than the shedding.