Category: Hair Loss Causes

Dr. Rassman, I came across this interesting article. It talks about how there are DHT precursors in milk. What’s up with that??!

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Could milk at all contribute to the balding process? Sure it might not cause baldness, but is it reasonable to believe that it could have an adverse effect on our hair growth?

Essentially, whatever the cow ate will be in the cow’s milk. The milking cow that is in high milk production will have considerable hormones circulating in her blood stream normally. The milk that “contains placenta-derived progesterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) precursors” will flow to the milk drinker. If the farmer put steroids in the cow as well, then you could get those into your system and any of these could potentially cause hair loss.

Now I’m not trying to cause a mass panic and tell people to swear off milk or dairy. The article that you provided the link to discusses what may be in the milk, but this has never been studied scientifically to my knowledge. I guess that there is not much money in studying it.

I am 10 weeks pregnant, and about 3 weeks go I noticed most of my upper eyelashes are gone. I haven’t tried any NEW makeup or meds. It looks like stubble is there as if it is growing back, but it isn’t. It’s looked the same for 3 weeks. Could pregnancy cause this?

You may have a telogen effluvium of eyelash hair, but I would wonder why it did not impact the lower lashes as well. There is not much to do other than wait this out for the moment. If it is caused by your pregnancy, then you can look past the birth of your child to see if it reverses. Let me know please.

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I recently retired from the Army. I used to let my facial hair grow on the days I was off and on leave with no problem. I would get a full beard over time. Now when my hair grows on my face I have bald spots. I have them on both sides of my side burns, on my left check, and on the mid part of my lower right neck. I have not shaved for about 2 weeks but the bald spots are still present. I am a 38 yr old caucasion male. Thanks for your time.

You may have alopecia areata, which appears as bald spots over different parts of the body, including the beard. See a good dermatologist to make the diagnosis, as I am only guessing from what you wrote and without seeing you myself, I can not really tell.

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Is it possible that a relaxer triggered hereditary hairloss?? I’m concerned because after using a relaxer, my hair has been falling out for about 4 years now and I know it’s been since I used the relaxer.

It sounds likely that you damaged your hair when you used the relaxers, as they are known to cause hair loss. Much of the time these changes are permanent starting on or around the time of the injury. If your hair has been falling out for 4 years, you probably have another cause for it and it should be looked at my a competent doctor who specializes in this area.

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I have ringworm on my stomach. I am kinda freaking out about it! Every little itch I have, I think it’s going to be a new spot of ringworm. I have a really dry scalp as it is, but my main question is, if the ringworm has spread to my head, will my hair fall out? Does this happen in every single case of ringworm on the scalp, or can it possibly not cause hair-loss and continue to grow?

If you have ringworm on your abdomen, it can be treated and it will not necessarily spread anywhere if it is under good treatment. Ringworm is not really a worm, but a fungus. See a doctor about this soon so you can stop freaking out!

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Hello i just want to ask you a question, i had a hair transplant about 4 months ago but lately i have been getting a itchy scalp and when i itch it, there are alot of flakes that come off. What could this be?

Healing can produce itching. You might consider applying conditioners that are made for dry skin and see if this solves the flaking problem.

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Hi doc,

I’m 18 years old and have been taking propecia for 5 months now, but the treatment doesn’t seem to work… My hair stopped falling during a while (I think) but I’m losing it worse than ever (find about 50 on the pillow every morning and 10 when i pass a wet hand through my hair, can’t imagine in the shower). I started Ritalin 3 weeks ago and got sunburn on my scalp, could either of these two have a negative effect?? I really thougt propecia would work because of my young age.

I also suffered from eczema these last 3 years and from excessive sweating from the armpits (use sudaxyl). Could all this be due to any kind of hormonal problem?? I lost more than half my hair on the frontal part of my scalp in a period of six months… Can’t imagine going out without a cap anymore, and quit my job for cause of depression… People my age give me 5 to 7 years more and I find all this very hard to come over.

Thanks for your precious advice.

This is when a direct examination is critical for a doctor in determining what is happening to you. I honestly couldn’t just guess on these things without examining you. Given the chance, I’d provide an exam and map out your hair for miniaturization. Propecia should protect you to some degree. Ask your doctor about what he/she would recommend and if you are in California, come pay me a visit (no charge to you).

You can call my office at 800-NEW-HAIR to setup a consultation (and this goes for any reader that would like a free consultation).

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