“We’re walking about a very important condition that affects so many patients…It’s believed that chemical relaxers are a big cause of [hair loss].” - Dr. Yolanda Lenzy

“We recently partnered with the Black Women’s Health Study at Boston University to explore prevalence of hair loss in African-American women, and of the [5,594] women who have completed the survey so far, 47% of them have hair loss,” Yolanda M. Lenzy, MD, FAAD […] Of those women, about 80% reported that they had never seen a physician for hair loss, which is representing a huge unmet need.”

“That study was a Sister Study so the people who were in the study were at increased risk at baseline because they have a sister who had breast cancer,” Dr. Lenzy said.

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This is something that is normal. Many people experience hair shedding. One of the most common reasons for hair shedding is that many women have recently had a baby.