Welcome to EmpowHer! Thank you so much for your question.
I think that you have good instincts. Yes, hormones influence nearly every part of your body in some way or another, and it's possible that they would be the cause of your irregular cycles and/or your hair loss. Have you had your hormones tested? How long ago? And did the doctor give you your actual hormonal levels, or just say they were "normal" ?
Have you ever taken (or has a doctor ever suggested taking) birth control pills to help regulate your cycle?
You say that the bleeding and cramps are awful when you do have a period. When it is extreme like that, endometriosis can sometimes be a cause. I thought I'd give you a link to our encyclopedia page on endometriosis so you could check your symptoms:
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Kygrl8,
Welcome to EmpowHer! Thank you so much for your question.
I think that you have good instincts. Yes, hormones influence nearly every part of your body in some way or another, and it's possible that they would be the cause of your irregular cycles and/or your hair loss. Have you had your hormones tested? How long ago? And did the doctor give you your actual hormonal levels, or just say they were "normal" ?
Have you ever taken (or has a doctor ever suggested taking) birth control pills to help regulate your cycle?
You say that the bleeding and cramps are awful when you do have a period. When it is extreme like that, endometriosis can sometimes be a cause. I thought I'd give you a link to our encyclopedia page on endometriosis so you could check your symptoms:
https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/endometriosis#definition
Here are a few links with good information about hair loss in women:
https://www.empowher.com/community/ask/baldness-women-and-children-not-just-male-thing
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14342447/
http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/hairloss/a/hairloss.htm
http://www.americanhairloss.org/women_hair_loss/
Do you like your doctor? Do you feel that she or he wants to help you get to the bottom of this problem?
October 1, 2009 - 9:27amThis Comment
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