Genetic Hair Loss

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What are Most Common Causes of Hair Loss in Women?

February 24th, 2009

Q: What are the most common causes of hair loss in women other than genes?
A: For localized hair loss the most common causes are traction (due to tight braiding) and alopecia areata (an autoimmune disease that produces smooth round patches of hair loss).
Other than genetic (hereditary) thinning; generalized hair loss is most commonly caused by [...]

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What Causes Hair Loss in Women and How do You Treat General Thinning?

February 3rd, 2009

Q: I’ve been losing my hair just around the front of my scalp for years, but now it’s bad enough that I need to wear a wig to hide the top and back. Do you transplant women?
A: If you have thinning in such a broad area, most likely your donor area is also thin [...]

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What Hair Loss Treatment Can Prevent Hairline Retreat, Thinning?

January 20th, 2009

Q: I am having hair thinning and retreating from the front part of the scalp. According to Norwood’s classification I rank a category III. From what I see on the Rogaine pack it is used in hereditary hair loss on the (vertex) on top of the scalp. Any recommendations?
A: Minoxidil does work on the front [...]

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Is Hair Loss Determined by Age or Family History?

November 15th, 2008

Q: Why do some people have a full head of hair into their seventies or eighties and others start to go bald in their late teens or early twenties?
A: The difference is genetic with the inheritance coming from either side of the family.
Although a person will have the genes his/her whole life, a gene’s expression [...]

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Do Genes Cause Male Pattern Baldness and if so Which Ones?

October 28th, 2008

Q: What are the genes that cause male pattern baldness?
A: At this time the genes that actually cause hair loss are still unknown.
However, there are two gene loci, recently identified, that appear to be associated with common baldness. The first is on the Androgen Receptor (AR) gene carried on the x-chromosome and the second [...]

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