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Will IVF treatment and pregnancy irreversibly accelerate androgenetic alopecia? Can anything slow it down or help during/after?

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At age 39 with infertility, as a couple we have a tough decision re: whether to proceed with IVF as our last chance (despite low odds) for a baby. This is now agonizingly harder as I have realized I have progressive, diffuse hair loss. No-one notices (yet) but my scalp shows more on top and sides, with a larger part. I see finer hairs being shed. I've seen my tiny vellus hairs magnified at hair clinics. We want a family but I am *TERRIFED* of quickly balding from IVF hormones and pregnancy. Help!

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