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How Is HairLoss Diagnosed?

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HairLoss is diagnosed through a medical history and physical examination. Your doctor will ask you questions about your hairloss, look at the pattern of your hairloss, and examine your scalp. Your doctor may also tug gently on a few hairs or pull some out.

The most common cause of hairloss, inherited hairloss (androgenetic alopecia), is easily recognized. Men tend to lose hair from the forehead area and top of the head with normal amounts of hair on other areas of the scalp. Women tend to have the same amount of thinning of hair throughout the scalp.

HairLoss history

To determine the cause of your hairloss, your doctor may ask you about:

• Characteristics of your hairloss. Is your hair thinning, with your scalp becoming more visible, but your hair is not noticeably falling out? Or is your hair shedding, with lots of hair falling out?
• How long your hairloss has been occurring. How long has it been since you had your normal amount of hair?
• Your family history of hairloss. Does your mother or father, brother or sister, or any other relative have hairloss? If so, what caused their hairloss?
• Your hairstyling habits. Has your hair become fragile from pulling it too tight or from other hairstyling habits? Have you had any chemical treatments to your hair, such as permanents (perms) or bleaching? Do you use a blow-dryer that may be too hot? Is a curling iron damaging your hair?
• Any recent illness . Have you had any skin rashes, such as ringworm , recently?
• Medicines you are taking. Are you taking blood thinners ( anticoagulants ) or medicines for arthritis , depression , or heart problems? Have you had any cancer treatment ?
• Your diet. Are you getting enough protein and iron in your diet?

Tests

If the reason for your hairloss is not clear, your doctor may do tests to check for a disease that may be causing your hairloss. Tests include:

• Hair analysis . Your doctor will take a sample of your hair and examine it under a microscope. A scalp sample might also be taken.
• Blood tests, including testing for a specific condition, such as an overactive or underactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism).

Hairloss in women is more difficult to diagnose than it is in men because the pattern of hairloss is not as noticeable as it is in men. In women with mild to moderate hair thinning who are otherwise healthy (with normal menstrual cycles and fertility history), testing to diagnose hairloss usually is not done. But in women who have irregular menstrual cycles, continued episodes of acne , or too much body hair (hirsutism), testing for a class of hormones called androgens , including testosterone , is sometimes done.

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