Do menopausal women have new hair growth on their scalp?

Hello Anonymous,

Thank you for this interesting question.

Contrary to your situation, some postmenopausal women experience increased facial hair and thinning of the hair on their scalp.

The growth of facial hair in many postmenopausal women is due to the drop in levels of the female hormone estrogen that occurs during menopause. This decline alters the estrogen-testosterone balance, causing a relative excess of testosterone.

Estrogen keeps hair in the growing phase and the longer the growing phase, the longer you hair can grow. Reduced estrogen levels cause the hair's growth cycle to shorten and your hair sheds before it reaches the length that it once did.

Consider yourself lucky!

Maryann