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Results 1 - 10 of 151 for hair loss
  1. Coping with cancer - hair loss 
    ... people who go through cancer treatment worry about hair loss. While it may be a side effect of ... kills fast-growing cells. While chemo can cause hair loss all over your body, radiation only affects the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000914.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Male pattern baldness 
    ... pattern baldness is the most common type of hair loss in men. ... based on the appearance and pattern of the hair loss. Hair loss may be due to other conditions. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001177.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Female pattern baldness 
    ... pattern baldness is the most common type of hair loss in women. ... through the center hair part. This pattern of hair loss is known as Christmas tree pattern. The front ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001173.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Hair loss 
    Hair loss usually develops gradually. It may be patchy or all over (diffuse). Normally, you lose roughly 100 ... of scalp hair to shed. This kind of hair loss is called telogen effluvium. Hair tends to come ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003246.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Alopecia areata 
    ... is a condition that causes round patches of hair loss. It can lead to total hair loss. ... men, women, and children. In a few people, hair loss may occur after a major life event such ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001450.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Alopecia totalis - front view of the head (image) 
    Hair loss is referred to as alopecia. Patchy hair loss on the scalp is called alopecia areata. Complete scalp hair loss is alopecia totalis. Hair loss from the entire ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2363.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Alopecia totalis - back view of the head (image) 
    Hair loss is referred to as alopecia. Patchy hair loss on the scalp is called alopecia areata. Complete scalp hair loss is alopecia totalis. Loss of all body hair ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2362.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Female-pattern baldness (image) 
    Female-pattern baldness is a pattern of hair loss (alopecia) caused by hormones, aging and genetics. Unlike male-pattern baldness, female-pattern baldness is an over-all thinning which maintains the normal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18164.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Alopecia, under treatment (image) 
    This picture shows alopecia areata, under treatment. The hair loss is being treated with anthralin, which causes the brownish hyperpigmentation and can induce ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2364.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Male pattern baldness (image) 
    Male pattern baldness is a sex-linked characteristic that is passed from mother to child. A man can more accurately predict his chances of developing male pattern baldness by observing his mother's father than by looking ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17083.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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