ALOPECIA: YOU AND HAIR LOSS.

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Excessive loss of hair from the scalp. The medical term is alopecia. The disorder can have many causes including stress from surgery or illness, hormonal changes (thyroid hormone, estrogen, androgen), medication side effects, fungal infections, and diseases such as autoimmune diseases or diabetes.


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Hair loss can be a normal part of aging and is called common baldness (androgenic alopecia). This type of hair loss is hereditary and the early it begins the worse the baldness becomes with time.

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Excessive hair loss from the scalp. The pattern of hair loss can help determine the cause. Scalp irritation can occur with hair treatment causes or with a fungal infection. Itching can also experienced with a fungal infection.

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Therapy depends on the cause of the hair loss. Removing the offending medication or hair treatment can reverse some hair loss. If the cause is from stress of an illness the disorder usually resolves on its own in 2-3 months after recovery. Correcting a hormonal balance is the treatment if the cause is found to be hormonal.

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Common baldness can be treated with medications such as minoxidil (Rogaine) or finasteride (Proscar, Propecia). Finasteride should not be taken by women. Minoxidil is available without a prescription. Surgery called hair replacement (transplantation) can also be performed.

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The General Practitioner may pull hairs to determine the weakness of the hair follicles. Scalp scrapings may be done to detect a fungal infection. Blood tests may be done to detect hormonal imbalances or other disease such as lupus or diabetes. A biopsy of the scalp is rarely performed.

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Compulsive pulling of hair, Trauma to the hair (trichotillomania) can also produce hair loss. Hairstyling routines such as tight ponytails or braids may induce Traction alopecia. Both hair relaxer solutions, and hot hair irons can also induce hair loss. In some cases, alopecia is due, simply, to underlying medical conditions, such as iron deficiency.

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