# 232: Bald & Bougie: Why Your Hairline Is Ghosting You. HAIR-LOSS TRUTHS AND TREATMENTS

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Published: 2026-09-07T08:30:02+00:00
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## Resource

(00:00:00) 232: Bald & Bougie: Why Your Hairline Is Ghosting You. HAIR-LOSS TRUTHS AND TREATMENTS (00:00:06) Welcome to Itchy and Bitchy (00:00:28) Hair Loss Statistics: A Growing Concern (00:05:34) Medical Treatments: Hormone Manipulation (00:14:40) Blood Flow Therapies: Minoxidil and Beyond (00:18:46) Surgical Solutions: Hair Transplants and More (00:21:57) Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Natural Approach (00:26:28) Over-the-Counter Options: Microneedling and More (00:36:52) The Bullshit Bin: Unproven Hair Growth Claims (00:38:30) Doc Itchy Pet Supplements Your part is widening, your ponytail is now a pony-tail, and TikTok swears rosemary oil and a $200 derma roller will fix it. Spoiler: they won't. This episode drags age-related hair loss into the light — androgenetic alopecia, DHT, menopause shedding, postpartum thinning, "cortisol hair," and the receding hairline you've been hiding under a hat since 2019. We separate legit from bullshit: what minoxidil and finasteride actually do. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/itchy-and-bitchy-podcast--4303608/support . Itchy & Bitchy: Have you felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or gaslit by a broken medical system. From gut health, hormones, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, holistic health, and alternative medicine ... medical gaslighting, patient advocacy , or misdiagnosis we’ll call that too. For chronic illness warriors, self-advocacy seekers : WE OFFER No BS

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