🚨 SOS HAIR 🚨 Fantastic post by the_silver_dermatologist! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hair thinning (so less hair as opposed to hair shedding, which is falling out) is very common in menopause and beyond. It doesn't mean that you need to run to see your doctor, and there are things that you can do to optimize your situation. As a board certified dermatologist, I recommend that women optimize their protein intake from natural sources (aka food) by googling their food, aiming for a protein intake of > 70 grams per day. For people on a strictly plant based diet, it's more difficult but achievable. Maintaining a healthy scalp with a medicated dandruff shampoo twice weekly is important. There is evidence that a ketoconazole shampoo blocks DHT but I personally prefer for my patients to use either Vichy Dercos Dandruff Shampoo or Ducray Kelual DS which are both very cosmetically appealing and help maintain a healthy scalp microbiome which I feel is more important. None of these suggestions are s...