Lets talk about womens hair loss (and how to prevent it) – National [Video]

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Menstruation, infertility, birth control—what do these subjects share in common? For years, they’ve been shrouded in taboo. Add women’s hair loss to that list. Despite its prevalence (one in two women experience thinning hair as they enter their forties and fifties), it’s a clinical issue that has long been brushed aside, until recently.

“I see a lot of female patients in my practice,” shares Dr. Christina Han, a dermatologist and the medical director of Vancouver-based hair care brand Xyon. “I think that’s reflective of how, societally, it’s not as well accepted as it is for men to have thin hair.” The reality is, luscious locks are highly coveted, and mane maintenance is built into women’s’ everyday beauty …