In Part 1 on Mid-Life Hair Loss,  I covered hair care strategies, vitamins, and supplements. And pretty much every section ended with the equivalent of “Don’t waste your money.” This episode has useful advice to get those follicles to kick in and significantly increase the hair on your head. 

TOPICAL minoxidil 

ORAL minoxidil

Also of interest: 

Episode 139  Hair When Your Hair Today is Gone Tomorrow

Episode 117 Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler

Episode 122  Navigating Menopause Celebrity Style- Here We Go Again!

 Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

                                     To Find a Menopause Clinician

Midi Health  joinmidi.com

Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high-level menopause care and takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 

The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org

It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors who have an interest and expertise in menopause. 

If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 

The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org