I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

I've noticed in the past couple of months my hair has been falling out more than normal, with the white bulb attached. I went to the doctor and he did blood tests and my thyroid was fine, no diabetes, I did show a bit of a low iron level though so he prescribed me iron pills.

I also went to the dermatologist and he didn't seem that concerned either, asked the usual questions about stress (I'm as stressed as the next person, diet (mine's not great, but it's not terrible either), etc. He told me I need to take more blood tests and I still need to do those (I think they're for ANA, whatever that is, testosterone and what looks to be DHT? Handwriting is of course sloppy)

I've been taking multivitamins and biotin and drinking protein shakes and I THINK the hair loss has slowed slightly, but I still see hairs in my hairbrush with the root attached, and the hair on the top of my head is noticeable thinner, at least to me. How much more am I going to lose??? I'm freaking out

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

I am 20 yrs old, and i went thru the same thing about 3-4 months ago... doctor said i was totally healthy and fine, and after tons of testing and blood/urine test and work, it was finalized as SEVERE STRESS. i lost alot of hair, especially in the shower, i would leave with tons of hair at the bottom of the drain...but dont worry, your body will never let you lose THAT much hair, to the point where you look like your balding or anything...dont you worry....at all. take vitamins, over the counter and use a hair strengthening shampoo...also, make sure you try to get adquate rest at nite, and try to free your mind of stress and worries, bc that will only make things worse... try drinking some warm milk or hot tea before you go to bed, and/or do what i did when i was going nuts with stress: take YOGA. it teaches you how to breathe and relaxe and just calm yourself down when your totally stressed.

sometimes i think that yoga was the only thing that kept me from going crazy... i hope you feel better..and good luck

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

Have you checked your back?

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

My aunt went through the same thing, and lost it all.

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

Well, there isn't much sense in freaking out......Try to relax and get a grip now...You are doing all the right things...Take some deep breaths.....

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

When i first went to college i got extremely stressed. I was losing excesive amounts of hair. Has there been one thing in your life that you have been stressing about, like grad school, or graduating from college, anything like that can trigger that. My brother lost patches of hair during highschool, and he ended up growing it all back. It took a while, but i think it could def. be stress!!!!

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

ANA is anti nuclear antibodies

DHT...?

both sexes have the opposite gender hormones...your testosterone levels could be high

lose you hair? depend son the cause and what you can do to stop it...youmay need to see him again and ask for more info...

good luck

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

Do you have any other symptoms? Do you gain weight easily, have skin issues?

Your dr. is right to check your hormone levels (estrogen, testosterone, progesterone). Your ANA is Anti-Nuclear Antibodies. He is probably ruling out auto-immune diseases.

I have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and my main symptom, besides weight gain, was hair loss. I lost about half the hair on my head. I lost it most of all on the top of my head. My testerone and estrogen levels are all messed up.

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

Hair fall is always due to 4 basic reasons 1. dandruff 2. lice 3.skin infection and 4. weakness or loss of vitamins. Apart from this usage of shampoos and cosemetic oils and a hair dryer also are reasons for a hair fall. Do the following for a month and see the results.

1. Wash your head only with baby shampoo and then wash with anti dandruff shampoo once in a week. Apply pure boiled and cooled coconut oil very little because excess would result in a dust sticking. Eat plenty of green vegetables, eat salted chashew nuts and almonds ( 10 grms everyday) , 1 teaspoon of honey, figs (3 nos every day) codliver oil 1 teaspoon everyday avoid heavy meat %26amp; other fatty foods. All the best.

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

I'm 24 and have the same problem.I also had hair loss problems last year and I used Vichy Aminexil cures n Priorin pills They were very effective but rather expensive.Now I've used Inneov vitamin pills for nearly two months but it didn't work.Today I went to a hair salloon n they said I haid Hair loss due to excess sebum

(I have oily hair) n they recommended I use Schwarzkopf Bonacure Hair Growth products but they are expensive too.Now I'm searching for some home remedy or else I will use Vichy cures again.Please share if u find sth really works I ll let u know. Good Luck.

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

what about taking some Omega-3's ? If you go to completerelaxation.usana.com, click on "company", then "science", then "ASK The Scientist - US" you can submit that question to an expert team of researchers in the nutritional field and you should get an answer promptly. Hope it helps

I'm a 22 year old female with hair loss?

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