Alopecia areata - female
Three years ago I had my beautiful little baby girl. Two years ago I had a heterotopic pregnancy (both a normal pregnancy and an ectopic pregnancy at the same time) and had a missed miscarriage at 8wks pregnant. This absolutely shattered me. I was devastated. For a very long time I would wake up at night and cry my eyes out. 6 months after that event I got my first bald patch on the back of my head. Within 3 months I experienced such a hair loss that I had to shave my hair. I had patches EVERYWHERE. I did struggle with dermatitis on my scalp previously too. I had blood tests, hormone tests and thyroid check up but everything came back normal. After I shaved my head some of the patches did grow back. Now I am to a pixie cut length but new patches started forming and behind my ears my hair never grew back. And I mean they are really massive patches. It took me 12 months to see a dermatologist on the NHS and three weeks ago I was prescribed an ointment and pills. I am mortified my hair won’t grow back. I genuinely feel tired of wearing head scarves and feeling like an alien. I catch myself staring at other women’s hair and admiring it. I don’t understand why this is happening, is it stress related. Can it be healed? Any thoughts from anyone?