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hair follicle, ringworm, tinea capitis, close-up, alopecia areata, pustules, alopecia totalis, back view, the head, alopecia totalis, the head, alopecia, under treatment, trichotillomania, top, the head, folliculitis, decalvans on the scalp, loss of hair, alopecia, baldness partial, complete loss of hair, alopecia, hair loss, develops gradually, patchy, diffuse, all over, roughly 100 hairs, lost from head every day, average scalp contains, 000 hairs, each individual hair survives, an average of 4 1/2 years, time it grows, half an inch a month, in its 5th year, hair falls out, replaced, 6 months by a new one, genetic baldness, body's failure to produce new hairs, excessive hair loss, men, women tend to lose hair thickness, they age, inherited, "pattern baldness" affects many more men than women, 25% of men begin to bald by the time they, 30 years old, two-thirds, either bald, balding pattern by age 60, typical male pattern baldness, receding hairline, thinning around the crown, eventual bald spots, ultimately, have only a horseshoe ring of hair around the sides, genes, male-pattern baldness seems to, require the presence, the male hormone testosterone, not produce testosterone, genetic abnormalities, castration, not develop this pattern of baldness, women also develop a particular pattern of hair loss, due to genetics, male hormones that tend to increase in women after menopause, pattern is different from that of men, female pattern baldness, thinning throughout the scalp the frontal hairline generally remains intact, baldness is not, a disease, related to aging, heredity, testosterone, common male, female patterns, of these factors, causes, hair loss, in an unusual pattern, hormonal changes, thyroid disease, childbirth, the birth control pill, a serious illness, a tumor, the ovary, adrenal glands, fever, medication cancer chemotherapy, excessive shampooing, blow-drying, emotional, physical stress, nervous habits continual hair pulling, scalp rubbing, burns, radiation therapy, alopecia areata, bald patches that develop on the scalp, beard, eyebrows, eyelashes, fall out, thought to be an immune disorder, tinea capitis, ringworm, the scalp, hair loss from menopause, childbirth often returns to normal 6 months to 2 years later, hair loss, illness, fever, radiation therapy, medication use, no treatment, hair, grow back, the illness has ended, therapy is finished, a wig, hat, covering desired, hair grows back, hair loss, due to heredity, hormones, topical medication rogaine, minoxidil, male, female pattern baldness, expect to wait 6 months, see results, oral medication propecia, finasteride, effective, men, medicine, decrease sex drive, either medication is stopped, former baldness pattern returns, hair transplants performed by a physician, surgical approach to transferring growing hair, one part, the head to another, somewhat painful, expensive, permanent, hair weaves, hair pieces, changes of hair style, disguise hair loss, generally the least expensive, safest approach to hair loss, hair pieces should not be sutured, scalp, the risk of scars, infection, losing hair in an atypical pattern, losing hair rapidly, at an early age, teens, twenties, have any pain, itching associated, the hair loss, skin on scalp under the involved area is red, scaly, abnormal, have acne, facial hair, menstrual irregularities, a woman, have male pattern baldness, have bald spots on beard, eyebrows, have been gaining weight, have muscle weakness, intolerance to cold temperatures, fatigue, a careful medical history, examination, the hair, scalp, enough to diagnose the nature of hair loss, ask detailed questions, losing hair only from scalp, from other parts of body, a pattern, hair loss, a receding hair line, thinning, bald areas on the crown, the hair loss throughout head, recent illness, high fever, dye hair, blow dry hair, how often, how often, shampoo hair, what kind of shampoo, hair spray, gel, product, put on hair, have been under unusual stress lately, have nervous habits that include hair pulling, scalp rubbing, have any other symptoms, itching, flaking, redness of scalp, what medications, take, over the counter drugs, diagnostic tests, rarely needed, microscopic examination of a plucked hair, skin biopsy, skin changes, ringworm on the scalp, require the use of an oral drug, griseofulvin, creams, lotions applied, not get, hair follicles to kill the fungus, treatment of alopecia areata, require topical, injectable steroids, ultraviolet light.