In this fast track life, hair loss is a common complain amongst our patients.Here are 2 cases of hairloss and see what doctors have to say.

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Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 57-year-old woman in good health. I went into menopause seven years ago. I have hypothyroidism and take Synthroid for it. Lately I have been losing my hair at an alarming rate, and I’m trying to figure out the cause. Approximately three months ago, I got salmonella poisoning. I also had severe stress this past summer due to a family incident. I wonder if these two things could have something to do with my hair loss.
Dear P.C.: Your story makes a good case for a condition called telogen effluvium.
Your salmonella infection could have been the trigger for it. A doctor can determine if your hair loss is telogen hair by examining one of the fallen-out hairs. These hairs have a distinctive bulb where they attached to the scalp. Telogen effluvium stops in a matter of months without treatment. New hair grows back.
Dear Dr. Donohue: For all my life I had never had anything going for me except my hair. It was thick and gorgeous. Now it is thin and lifeless. I’m taking thyroid hormone. I am 70. Can I take anything for it?
Dear R.L.: It’s not abnormal for women in their 70s to lose hair. It’s like the kind of hair loss men start to experience in their 50s. Iron deficiency, thyroid illnesses, renal disease and an overdose of vitamin A can be involved in female hair loss. Your family doctor can determine if you have any of these. Have you ever thought of using Rogaine? It treats the kind of hair loss you have, and you can get it without a prescription.

Ref: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120223/OPINION03/202230332/Stress-can-cause-loss-hair?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs