Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration » Hair Loss Myths http://www.bernsteinmedical.com Hair Transplant, Hair Restoration & Repair Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:29:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Can Stress Cause Hair Loss or is that a Myth? http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/is-hair-loss-from-stress-a-myth/ http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/is-hair-loss-from-stress-a-myth/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:46:26 +0000 Robert M. Bernstein M.D. http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/dev/newblog/241/is-hair-loss-from-stress-a-myth/ Q: I’ve been dealing with daily mental stress for the past few months. I’ve notice that during that time, I’ve experience a lot of frontal hair loss and thinning. I thought stress was a myth for causing hair loss.

A: Stress may cause temporary shedding, but it generally does not affect the long-term course of genetic hair loss.

It seems that women’s hair is affected by stress more commonly than men’s hair, but the reason is not clear.

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