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Does losing many short hairs (under 3cm, with a bulb) immediately mean you have female androgenetic alopecia?

June 17, 2021
Asked By:amelxx in Independence, Kansas, Yhdysvallat

I know I at least have chronic telogen effluvium from anorexia. But does losing many short hairs (under 3cm, with a bulb) immediately mean you have female androgenetic alopecia? I'm only 18 and have no other clear signs of AGA.

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