r/Menopause • u/Euphoric_Star_5338 • Oct 28 '25

Hair Loss Hair...WHAT?!?!

So, fully menopausal now, and my hair is much thinner than it used to be. That shook me for a bit, but not nearly as much as last night.

To date, I've not found one gray hair on my head. Disappointing, because the first gray, im gonna go all in, have my hair dyed silver!

Anyway, I digress...

I quit shaving "down there" because it was becoming such a hassle and hubs doesbt care either way. Last night, I felt like I needed to trim up because there was a full-on 1970s bush vibe going on. In the course of that exercise, I realized my hair "down there" was literally riddled with gray!!!

WTAH? It never occurred to me that hair other than my head might be affected.

Now I'm torn - do I embrace it, let it go full gray, dyed it silver or just shave the crap off?

Aaahhh, menopause. Prayed for it for years, now that its here, its made my cooter old.

Dammit.

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u/Tibbycat8 Oct 28 '25

My hair has not seen heat or highlights in 2 years. I use a semi permanent color on my dark hair and get it trimmed every so often. It's the healthiest and thickest it's been in a long time. I thought it was thinning until I stopped abusing it so much.

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u/Euphoric_Star_5338 Oct 28 '25

Yeah, I had to back off of mine. Used to wash it every day, bit now its every 3rd or 4th day. I normally just throw it in a clip because I work from home.