Hair Loss Symptoms
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Possible Diagnosis
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Possible Health & Hair Loss Treatment Care
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Are you a senior & your hair is slowly thinning out?
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Normal aging process
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Are you a man with gradual hair loss in front or crown area?
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Male pattern baldness
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Always check with your doctor first. Rogaine, Propecia or other medicines are available. Cosmetic hair system hair replacement or surgical hair transplant are other options.
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Are you a woman with gradual hair loss in front or diffused hair loss all around?
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Female pattern baldness
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Always check with your doctor first. Rogaine, Propecia or other prescription medicines are available. Cosmetic hair system hair replacement or surgical hair transplant maybe some options.
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Are you a woman during menopause, or during pregnancy or the months after giving birth?
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Estrogen levels decrease & testosterone increases, causing hair loss. Female hormonal imbalance problem.
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Check with your doctor for hormonal imbalance problem
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Are you a woman using birth control pills?
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Female hormonal imbalance problem
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Consult with your doctor about switching to another pill.
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Is your hair falls out in small patches?
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Alopecia Areata hair loss, an autoimmune disease which may progress to complete hair loss.
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Check with your doctor for medical diagnosis
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Does your hair fall out in small patches & these patches are red, or itchy?
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Possible Ringworm or other skin condition
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Check with your doctor for fungal infection affecting the hair follicles
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Are you taking any new medications or steroids?
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Hair loss may be side effect of the medication
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Check with your doctor
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Are you under chemo and radiation therapies?
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Hair loss is known to occur while using these products.
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Hair growth should resume after treatments stop
Do you feel stress in your life?
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Do you feel stress in your life?
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Psychological reason
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Check with your doctor about your stress
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Do you feel abnormally tired or weak?
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Health issue
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Check with your doctor for overactive or underactive thyroid gland, iron or zinc imbalance
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Do you have anxiety habits, such as compulsive hair pulling or scalp rubbing?
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Damage to hair follicles due to nervous behavior is known as tri-chotillomania
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Check with your doctor to address the psychological reasons for the anxiety
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Have you used any strong chemicals on your hair recently, like the perm, or hair straighter?
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Scarring alopecia due to inflammation of hair follicles
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Stop any use of harsh chemical immediately
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Are you using tight braids or other hair pulling styles?
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Scarring alopecia hair loss due to scarring of the scalp area. The condition occurs in African-American women and due to persistent tight braiding of hair.
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Stop pulling your hair roots, tight braiding immediately
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