Episode #23: PCOS & Hair loss

Why Does PCOS Cause Hair Loss

Elevated  androgens are responsible for hair loss, primarily testosterone. Think of it kind of like male pattern hair loss where men will have a receding hairline and where they will have overall thinning and then maybe a little bit of hair loss around the temples or the crown of the head.

When women have consistently elevated levels of testosterone it basically leads to a male pattern of hair loss.

What causes high testosterone with PCOS

So of course that begs the question, what causes elevated androgens such as testosterone? Well, there are a couple of things. First, if you have high levels of insulin consistent consistently in your body it tells the ovaries to produce more testosterone

This does not only occur with insulin resistance so even if your doctor has said that your insulin levels are fine this can just be because you are eating foods that spike insulin. Another way is that you have a high level of cortisol due to stress and that will also bump up the insulin levels in your body. 

How to Restore Hair Naturally

The first step is to determine your current primary PCOS root cause. Now you heard me mention insulin so you may think that hair loss is only going to be a concern for people who have high insulin or an insulin effect type root cause but that isn’t actually always the case.

The next step is to address the root causes of hormone imbalance so that you can reduce further hair loss and reduce the struggle of regrowing hair.

Then you can consider medical natural therapies

So if you are ready to take action to have thicker hair go ahead and listen as I go into more details about root causes and treatment options for thicker and healthier hair!

Happy Listening!

Resources & References Mentioned in this episode

Take the PCOS Root cause quiz to learn what your body needs to heal

Episode #3: PCOS Root Causes

Episode #4: PCOS Lifestyle Medicine

References:

Polycystic ovary syndrome in patients with hair thinning

Female Pattern Hair Loss and Androgen Excess: A Report From the Multidisciplinary Androgen Excess and PCOS Committee

NIH: Polycystic ovarian syndrome in patients with hair thinning

Results are not guaranteed. Please see Medical Disclaimer for more detail.

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