Saw Palmetto Extract Female Hair Loss
Many people believe that Saw palmetto and other prostrate treatments will bring an improvement in hair retention.Then women with androgen related hair loss (AGA or shedding caused by DHT) would want to try these treatments. However, women should not these anti androgen drugs because doing so could harm an unborn fetus should that woman become pregnant. So, many women will look to herbs that are believed to lower androgens (like saw palmetto) as a safer alternative.
However,this treatment does help some women - but only those who absolutely have androgen type hair loss with no other underlying cause. And, this should be used under the supervision of your doctor. This type of loss often presents a distinct pattern. You’ll often see much more loss on the top and at the part line, temples, and crown rather than more diffuse loss.
If your loss or shedding is caused by other issues (hormones shifting or changing, going on and off birth control pills or other medications, medical issues, etc.) it’s highly likely that what you have is telogen effluvium which should be treated differently than AGA. In fact, many women in this situation find that altering their hormones (which is the case with using anti androgens) actually makes the shedding worse and could potentially kick off a whole new round of TE.
In short, saw palmetto can be effective in female hair loss, but only in cases where androgens are without a doubt the problem. (Your doctor can help you determine this through blood work.)
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