HAIR LOSS CONSULT Most men experience at least some degree of hair loss in their lifetime, with the numbers increasing continuously with age. By their late 20′s, approximately 12% of men experience some hair loss. By the time a man is in his 50′s, he has a greater than 50% chance of displaying some genetic [...]
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July 15th, 2009
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Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Causes of Hair Loss, Classification of Hair Loss in Men, Diagnosis of Hair Loss, Hair loss in Men, Male Hair Loss, Male Pattern Baldness, Male Pattern Hair Loss, Shedding, Shedding on Propecia
Posted by Ethan at Bernstein Medical at 10:59 am
Can Hair Loss Accelerate Due to Non-steroid Nutritional Supplements?
January 23rd, 2007Q: Some non-steroid athletic nutritional supplements claim to increase testosterone. Assuming they worked, would increasing testosterone increase DHT and hair loss? A: Yes, if they were effective in increasing testosterone then they may accelerate hair loss.
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Topic: Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements
Tags: Accelerated Hair Loss, Athletic Supplements, Causes of Hair Loss, DHT, Nutritional Supplements, Testosterone
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 5:30 am
How Are Hair Cloning, Hair Multiplication, and Follicular Neogeneis Different?
November 13th, 2006Q: What is the difference between hair cloning, hair multiplication, and follicular neogeneis? I have read about these terms on the internet and am completely confused. A: Cloning generally refers to the multiplication of fetal stem cells or embryonic tissues. “Hair cloning”, as the term is generally used, involves the multiplication of adult tissue cells [...]
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Topic: Hair Cloning
Tags: Aderans, Causes of Hair Loss, Embryonic Cells, Fibroblasts, Follicular Neogenesis, Hair Cloning, Hair Multiplication, Inducer Cell, Intercytex, Laboratory Culture, Stem Cells
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 10:28 am
Which Contributes More to Hair Loss: Stress or Genetics?
September 26th, 2006Q: Can stress accelerate hair loss? I am 25 and there is balding on my dad’s side of the family. I never had any thinning or hair loss till this year. I guess you can say I’ve been under a lot of stress. When I did notice shortly after my 25th birthday I started stressing [...]
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Topic: Hair Loss
Tags: Androgenetic Alopecia, Causes of Hair Loss, Densitometer, DHT, Diagnosis of Hair Loss, Family History, Genetic Hair Loss, Genetics, Miniaturization, Shedding, Stress, Telogen Effluvium
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 11:22 am
What Causes Patch of Hair Loss in Women?
September 7th, 2006Q: I am a 34 year woman with a patch of hair loss by my temple. I went to the salon to have my hair done and to my surprise my hairdresser told me that I have Alopecia? First time I heard of it, my G.P is not very concerned about it but having read [...]
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Topic: Medical Conditions
Tags: Alopecia, Alopecia Areata, Bald Patch, Causes of Hair Loss, Cortisone, Dermatologist, Hair Loss, Hair Loss in Women, Steroid Injection into Scalp, Traction Alopecia, Triangular Alopecia
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 11:33 am
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