Alopecia or Hair Loss – What is your experience?

With Joanna Rowsell attractive an Olympic Gold in cycling there has been some interesting discussion on every side the subject of her alopecia.  For a late blog on her view of alopecia please be considered here.

The term Alopecia can direct attention to baldness also known as androgenic alopecia unless it covers a number of other types of hair detriment as well:-
a) Traction alopecia – what one. is caused by hair pulling or conversion to an act of beauty techniques such as braids or tight sheltie tails.  It has been suggested that compressive close custody helmets can cause traction alopecia
b) Alopecia areata – this is the in what place hair is lost in patches from the scalp.
c) In a scanty minority of cases of Alopecia areata it be able to lead to either Alopecia totalis ( sum hair loss of the scalp) or Alopecia universalis (what one. it complete hair loss over the visible form).

As well as genetic causes alopecia be able to be cause by a wide wander of factors these include:-
a) Chemotherapy
b) Diabetes
c) Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
d) Malnutrition
e) Scalp disorders
f) Radiation therapy

And people others

Treatments can include
a) Hair transplants
b) Wigs
c) Medications such as Minoxidil (Rogaine) or Finasteride (Propecia)
d) Injections of cortisone

The attempt of this Alopecia blog is to increase our readers to share your experiences of hair squandering.  It would be great if you could part your story by commenting on the following questions:-
1) Have you ever had alopecia or hair loss?  Which shadow was it?
2) Do you be assured of what was the cause of you alopecia?
3) What was the general intent of hair loss on your life further generally?
4) How did you delight hair loss?
5) What one bit of advice would you give to a somebody just starting to suffer from alopecia?

These questions are obviously simply a guide so please use the comments boxes under to add any part of your incident which you think will be of appliance to other readers.  Feel free to annotate and share advice on other peoples comments.    Any links to other sites would subsist great as well.

Obviously anyone’s opinions are of burdensome value to our community.  Even whether or not you do not suffer from a diabetic rank (or are a caregiver of family member) we would very much like to listen to from you.

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