PCOS Messages for August, 2002: Re: Alopecia ..hair loss and pcos

Re: Alopecia ..hair loss and pcos

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:43:16 -0700

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I think the hairdreser may have alarmed you unnecessarily. You need a physician to make the real diagnosis, and determine the cause of the hair loss. There is the hair thinning/male pattern baldness that we get from the testosterone levels from PCOS. That is one thing, and likely what you're going through. The other, more severe type of hair loss is what we commonly think of as alopecia (there is another descriptor word that goes with it to describe this form, but I forget it). This is complete loss of all body hair--head, eye brows, eye lashes, pubic hair, etc. It is either genetic, an effect of chemotherapy, due to a severe nutritional deficiency or an underlying illness.

So, don't think you've got the most serious form, just because the hairdresser used the term. See your physician, and have your testosterone levels checked. Aldactone and glucophage could help control the hormore levels, and therefore the hair.

Renee

> >
> >I have been diagnosed with pcos for 15 yrs now ..I just came home from
> >the hairdressers and she has informed me that i have ALOPECIA ! ( a bald
> >spot in my hair ) i searched on the internet and found out that its a
> >disease that can cause you to loose all your hair. I also found , that
> >it can be caused by high elevated testosterone levels or onset diabetes
> >and could be directly related to pcos !!! i am very worried !! has
> >anyone else experienced this problem ...the bald spot is the size of a
> >dollar coin ..i am in a panic!! help !!!..Samantha
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Barb C.
>

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