Trevor Mulholland asked: Alopecia is a kind of disease where the autoimmune system of the body attacks the new cells forming in the hair follicles by mistake. Its main characteristic is hair loss that is sudden and random, as well as recurrent in some cases. Alopecia affects both men and women, regardless of age. There [...]

John Tulley asked: Childbirth can be a stressful time and for some women it can result in a temporary hair loss condition called postpartum alopecia (also known as postnatal alopecia). The condition usually starts around two to three months after childbirth, gradually worsening for up to three months then recovering over the next three months [...]

Mike Jones asked: ing to some estimates, two persons out of every hundred suffer with some form of alopecia hair loss. The condition can range in gravity from small bald patches, to complete hair loss on the scalp to total loss of body hair altogether.This simple fact sheet answers the main questions people have regarding [...]

Naomi Mannino asked: Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss.  Alopecia Areata is the most common form of an unusual auto-immune skin disease resulting in patchy hair loss on your scalp.  It usually starts with a small patch of hair loss and continues with one or more small, round patches of hair loss on [...]

Juliet Cohen asked: Alopecia universalis is a medical disease in which the discomfit are unable to grow hair on the entire body. Alopecia universalis not contagious and is not caused by any food. Alopecia universalis can occur at any age, and is currently believed to be an autoimmune disorder. Patients are usually otherwise healthy, but [...]

Alopecia Can Cause Depression and Anxiety for Some Patients

Everyone experiences hair loose daily. While combing or brushing the hair, there are always a number of hairs that get plucked from their roots. Fortunately it’s not enough to cause distress because the loss is minimal. However, it is different for patients who are suffering from hair loss or alopecia. Alopecia causes some to have [...]

Hair Loss- Are You Suffering From Alopecia Aerata?

Cdmohatta asked: Hair loss is a common problem. But most of the people who suffer hair loss never understand why their hair is falling. It is a mystery for most of us. Because of not understanding, we try many therapies including different diets and natural formulations. But most of the times, we find no improvement. [...]

Alopecia Areata: Youthful Hair Loss

Most of the time, balding is equated to aging. But the truth is hair loss affects children as much as it affects adults. In fact, around 3% of pediatric visits are attributed to hair loss. Alopecia is a serious condition and can be a devastating one at that. On the bright side, with proper diagnosis, [...]

Hair Loss Baldness Alopecia

Hair loss is a natural occurrence that is present all over the world with men and women.  We lose hair, however sometimes hair loss becomes excessive.  Baldness or loss of hair is referred to as alopecia.  Alopecia totalis means loss of all the scalp hair.  Alopecia universalis means loss of all body hair, including eyebrows [...]

Different Types Of Alopecia

Alopecia is the pathological loss of hair connected with hormonal disorders, physical or emotional overloads, hereditary predisposition, etc. There are different types of alopecia, or hair loss. There are congenital, symptomatic, seborrheic, cicatricial and premature alopecia. According to the degree of manifestation total and areal types of alopecia are distinguished. Congenital alopecia, or hair loss, [...]

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