Dealing with Female Hair Loss

It's normal for a woman to lose up to 100 hairs a day on your comb, brush or sink—this is just the result of the usual hair growth cycle. Some will lose far more than that. While reasons vary—from hormonal changes to stress, from inflammation to medication side effects—it's estimated that about 30 million women in the United States are all too familiar with hair loss.

We asked two women what it's like to endure female pattern hair loss, and found courage and inspiration...

Holly White Valliant finds a solution

Elinor Kinnier embraces the change