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  2. Reasons We Wear Wigs

Reasons We Wear Wigs

What's YOUR Story?

  • Submit an article or personal story to this section of the FAQ!

PCOS

  • What Is PCOS?
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: 1 In 15 Women Affected Worldwide And Burden Likely To Increase
  • Criteria for diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome clarified
  • Why the name "PCOS" is totally awful (and inaccurate)
  • What is Androgenic Alopecia?
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Recommendations for Practice
See all 18 articles

Autoimmune Disease

  • "THE OLD GIRL RENEGES!" or, "AN UNPOLISHED NOTE" (Autoimmune Hepatitis & Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)
  • Looking Good (But NOT Feeling Fine)

Medicinal Hair Loss (Chemotherapy, Etc.)

  • Types of Hair Loss
  • Weight Loss Surgery / rapid weight loss (you will probably lose some hair, temporarily)
  • Birth Control Pills and Hair Loss
  • Medication-induced hair loss
  • Why and How Chemotherapy Hair Loss Happens
  • Chemotherapy and hair loss: What to expect during treatment (by The Mayo Clinic)
See all 8 articles

Gender Identification

  • Transgender FAQ (Written by GLAAD)
  • Transgender Resources (Compiled by GLAAD)
  • VIDEO: John Oliver on Transgender Rights (NSFW)
  • Tips for Allies of Transgender People (Written by GLAAD)
  • This Is What ‘Cisgender’ Means
  • This is What 'Intersex' Means
See all 9 articles

Trichotillomania

  • What is Trichotillomania?
  • 10 things you might not know about trichotillomania
  • Why we should be considerate of folks with Trich!