Month: April 2007

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Female Hair Loss on Top After Chemotherapy – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

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I have had chemotherapy and my hair never grew back in the top and crown of my head. It grew back around the sides and back, but not on top. My hair had started to fall out prior to chemo, and I was on blood pressure medication which may have started the fallout. But I don’t understand why it won’t grow in the top and crown of my head. Can you refer me to a doctor to see in central or Marion county of Indiana. If you could help me I would really appreciate it. I have even gone to the hair club, which just glue hair on your head. I did not want that. I need to know why my hair won’t grown in the top. I do have hair in the very front of my head.

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Generally hair loss due to chemotherapy is reversible. Your hair should have grown back after chemotherapy. However, your hair loss may have a component of genetic female pattern hair loss. You should start by seeing your doctor to rule out any treatable causes for hair loss. The only FDA approved treatment for female hair loss is topical minoxidil (Rogaine). Most people just wait out the hair cycle to go out of telogen and into anagen. For more on hair cycles, please see Hairs Falling Out in the Shower, and How It Relates to Growth Cycles.

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Is Dutasteride Less of a Burden on the Liver than Finasteride? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

i was wondering, i notice finasteride and dutasteride are metabolized in the liver by a bit different processes, i know they say dutasteride (type 1/2 in) since inhibits both may have more side effects, but i was wondering (as far as liver-wise) would dutasteride be less of a burden on the liver since only .5mg compared to fin 1mg, and any recent info as to type 1 AR role in hair loss if any?

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The term burden is not correctly used. When a person has known liver disease, the rate at which the liver metabolizes drugs (and other metabolites) is slower. That means that the drug level may be higher in people with active liver disease when taking a standard dose. This can be managed with dose reduction so that the proper blood levels are maintained. Knowing that there is liver disease should direct the doctor to check blood levels of the drugs that are metabolized by the liver.

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How Long Should The Balding Process Go On For? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Firstly your site has done wonders to increase my knowledge. However, I first noticed losing my hair at the age of 27 in the crown. I am now 37 and the loss has increased dramatically all over, so much so that I am receding into my bald crown. My hair grows unevenly but now only hair on the top grows but at different lengths and rate. My receding hairline is now moving into the middle of my head which is now very thin. Miniturisation is throughout. I thought that this process would have slowed into my late thirties. Should this be the case or is this a very long balding process? In fact it has sped up over the last 18 months, Is this normal? Been on propecia 4 1/2 months with little effect. In my situation will propecia have some impact at all? Thank you very much

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First of all, I would expect that you should see slowing of the balding process about now. The full value of Propecia takes a full year or so. We use general rules about balding and although most men slow down their balding process in their 30s, some don’t follow the doctor’s rules. Hair loss is a progressive process in most men, but fortunately it slows down to a ‘crawl’ by the time most men reach their 40s. You should be followed by a good doctor with yearly miniaturization studies. At the least, it will give you a good metric as to how you are doing. Good photography will also help define what is happening to you. You need to have a good dialog with a doctor who can work you through the process you are going through.

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Female Hair Loss and Spironolactone – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am 31 and I have had thinning hair for the past 5 years and it is getting worse every year. My doctor whats to give me sapronolactose shots. Is this safe? I still want to have children

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The use of spironolactone has been around for years. There is controversy in the medical literature on its effectiveness. Some people feel that women with hyperandrogenic hormonal influences may benefit more than those without. As this medication influences hormones in your body, I would be skeptical for its use in a woman wanting to get pregnant for if she did get pregnant, it will almost certainly impact the baby. There are also reports that there are side effects in women your age (cancer risk potential). Speak with your doctor about these issues.

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Hair Loss and Interferon – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I have a question with regards to hair loss and interferon. I finished a six month regime of the drug and have noticed that the last few months my hair has been thinning considerably. This concerns me because fifteen years ago i underwent a hair transplant and have been blessed with a full head of hair, but now that it is thinning because of the drug I am worried about whether it will come back or not. Nobody can really give me any insight on this issue and I would appreciate some guidance here. Thanks in advance

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Interferon is known to thin hair or cause hair loss, and that would include transplanted hair as well as other hair on the scalp. See http://janis7hepc.com/hair_loss.htm for more.

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Would Ringworm or Alopecia Be Obvious to a Dermatologist? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi, I have a 9 year old daughter who has a small bald spot on the top of her head. The spot is a little smaller than a dime and is a spreading a little in into an oval. There are a few hairs growing out of it and the skin is a little pink. She also has a dry itchy scalp. My daughter used to have a thick full head of hair, and I also noticed that it is thinner. I did take her to the doctor who told me it was from stress and it should grow back. He said to wait six weeks, but it has been there a couple months already! Would it be obvious to him if is ringworm or alopecia? I am currently waiting to see a dermatlogist because they are booked for a month. Should I be worried? Does it sound like she should see someone sooner?

Thank you for any advise you can give.

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Your pediatrician can diagnose and treat ringworm and certainly your dermatologist will have no difficulty making the diagnosis and treating it. See Head Fungus Won’t Go Away.

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Hair Loss InformationThe Great American Dream Vote Winner Update (Video) – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

College student Russ Jowell’s dream was to have a head of hair again, and as the winner of ABC TV’s “The Great American Dream Vote”, his dream was granted by the New Hair Institute in the form of hair transplantation surgery.

I sat down to speak with him the day after his surgery so he could tell the viewing audience what it’s like to win all that money, the car, and the rest of the amazing prizes. Plus, find out what his hair transplant surgery experience was like and how his life has changed since the show. Look at him and see if you can tell that he had a hair transplant the day before.

For more about the show, click here.

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Egg Yolk and Vitamins to Keep Hair Healthy? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

EggHello, i have been reading your blog for a few months now, and i think its very informative well done, however i am unsure over a few area:

  1. If you start to develop your “mature hairline” between 17-20 does this mean that you are destined for balding?
  2. I have viewed a couple of other sites apart hairloss products to prevent hairloss, i noticed a few vitamins such as A and B were said to help keep the hair healthy also the website stated that egg yolk’s keep the hair healthy aswell.

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  1. The maturing hairline has nothing what-so-ever to do with genetic balding. So to answer your question — no.
  2. If you have a healthy diet, taking vitamins will have little impact on hair loss that is not caused by vitamin deficiencies. With regard to egg yolk on the hair, I’ve read that it can make a good conditioner, but I personally stick to the bottled conditioners.

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Could Medications Suddenly Cause Hair Loss? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am 51 years old and up until just recently I was satisfied with my hair. I’ve noticed a considerable amount of thinning especially in the front, but more concerning to me than that is my hairline that goes back on the left and right side is receding rapidly. What could cause this? Could medication that I have been taking for quite some time now all of a sudden caused this? I would truly appreciate it if you could get back with me as soon as possible, and do you feel that it would help any to see my local position.

Thank you very much

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Balding can start at any age. You should get your hair mapped out for miniaturization to determine if there is a pattern to the thinning. Medications can cause hair loss, and in fact, there are a lot of medications that seem to list this as a known side effect. If there is miniaturization, then Propecia may help stop it. You need a good examination by a competent doctor. The most probable cause of your hair loss is genetic, and I would doubt that medication that you have taken for a long time with no hair loss evident, will all of a sudden cause hair loss.

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Finasteride and Acne – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi, I’m 23. I’ve lost some hair around the temples and have been taking Proscar 5 mg in quarter doses for 9 months now (with gaps due to the following). I’ve been experiencing facial acne but when I stop using proscar, the acne vanishes. Is it due to proscar? Perhaps the condition they call hyperandrogenicity? Can the acne be avoided while using Proscar? May I take Finasteride and Minocyclin at the same time to avoid this problem?

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I have had occasional reports that Propecia reduces body hair growth. I have reviewed a number of articles in the medical literature to answer your questions and what I learned is that there is no known connection between finasteride, loss of body hair or and that a relationship exists between this drug and acne. Many of the researchers who thought that there might be a connection found in various reslearch activities that Propecia has no value to treating or causing Acne. With regard to your last question, you can take finasteride and minocycline at the same time.

For more, see Dermatology: Finasteride for acne?