I am a 33 year old female. I have never had majorly thick hair but started noticing more of my scalp last year. I went to the doctors and had blood tests. I was found to be slightly anaemic and my prolactin was high (since returned to normal) but everything else came back normal. The dermatologist said that he thinks it's androgenic alopecia but said I can have a scalp biopsy "if I want". What will this show? Could it show that it is something else that could be cured?
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March 7, 2017
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