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Question: Hi, I'm a male in my late thirties and recently have noticed that my hair has become very thin and easy to pull out. I have been under some stress from work and some personal things however nothing in my opinion that would warrant such a reaction from my body. I have also recently started taking mega red fish oil supplement and do not know if this has anything to do with it. Also, about a month ago I had unprotected sex and have been stressed about this event, could any std be the reason for hair coming out soo easily like this? What do i do at this point? I was thinking of trying b vitamin. Last I have been sleeping alot as well, more fatigued than usual.
Brief Answer:
kindly elaborate certain important points regarding your problem.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for thin hair and easy to pull out hair. In view to help you best kindly elaborate about the problem of hair loss so that I can help you better.
It would be best if you can elaborate certain points about:
- Since exactly how long you are experiencing hair loss. Is it diffuse all over the scalp or at a particular site with a visible patch on scalp.
- How many hair fall everyday.
- Do you see hair on your pillow or bathroom floor.
- Any illness in last 12 months to 2 years period.
- Your dietary status - any substance abuse like alcohol or smoking or related thing.
-Your occupation and daily routine.
For the part of correlation to any Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Have you had any genital issue such as discharge or redness or any eruptions on penis after the unprotected intercourse.
Hope to hear soon form your side.
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology & Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
kindly elaborate certain important points regarding your problem.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for thin hair and easy to pull out hair. In view to help you best kindly elaborate about the problem of hair loss so that I can help you better.
It would be best if you can elaborate certain points about:
- Since exactly how long you are experiencing hair loss. Is it diffuse all over the scalp or at a particular site with a visible patch on scalp.
- How many hair fall everyday.
- Do you see hair on your pillow or bathroom floor.
- Any illness in last 12 months to 2 years period.
- Your dietary status - any substance abuse like alcohol or smoking or related thing.
-Your occupation and daily routine.
For the part of correlation to any Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Have you had any genital issue such as discharge or redness or any eruptions on penis after the unprotected intercourse.
Hope to hear soon form your side.
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology & Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hello Dr XXXXXXX
Here are the answers:
- Since exactly how long you are experiencing hair loss. Is it diffuse all over the scalp or at a particular site with a visible patch on scalp.
# I have mainly started noticing this month, although I have found my hair has been thinning over the course of the last year or so. There are no patches, hair fall on its own is not much however it is very easy to pull hair out of the follicle.
- How many hair fall everyday.
# I cannot say specifically but lately alot more than usual
- Do you see hair on your pillow or bathroom floor.
# No
- Any illness in last 12 months to 2 years period.
# No
- Your dietary status - any substance abuse like alcohol or smoking or related thing.
# Yes, I had been drinking alot this past year and smoking about 5 cigs a day, sometimes more, I have all stopped since a week now.
-Your occupation and daily routine.
# I own my own business therefore work quite a bit. I wake up, work, come home watch tv and fall asleep.
#No discharge.
Please let me know.
Thank you.
Here are the answers:
- Since exactly how long you are experiencing hair loss. Is it diffuse all over the scalp or at a particular site with a visible patch on scalp.
# I have mainly started noticing this month, although I have found my hair has been thinning over the course of the last year or so. There are no patches, hair fall on its own is not much however it is very easy to pull hair out of the follicle.
- How many hair fall everyday.
# I cannot say specifically but lately alot more than usual
- Do you see hair on your pillow or bathroom floor.
# No
- Any illness in last 12 months to 2 years period.
# No
- Your dietary status - any substance abuse like alcohol or smoking or related thing.
# Yes, I had been drinking alot this past year and smoking about 5 cigs a day, sometimes more, I have all stopped since a week now.
-Your occupation and daily routine.
# I own my own business therefore work quite a bit. I wake up, work, come home watch tv and fall asleep.
#No discharge.
Please let me know.
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
"Telogen effluvium": various suggestions and guidance.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome again to the forum and thanks for posting your details so swiftly.
After analyzing your query with diligence and correlating with all the related information I can make out that you are suffering from the problem of "Telogen effluvium".
TO tell you simply let me explain you some medical facts regarding this type of thinning of hair and hair fall.
We have a hair cycle divided into three parts:
1. Growing phase (Anagen): more than 85 -90 % of hair are in this phase
2. Senescence phase(Catagen): around less than 10 % of hair are in this phase and is the phase before falling.
3. Falling phase (Telogen ): a very few percentage of hair.
We have almost 1 lac hair on our scalp and amongst them few percent of hair are in falling phase and then another 0.1% (around 50-100) of hair can fall everyday. In certain conditions such as stress or dietary imbalances or substance abuse like alcohol or smoking some more of the hair may come in falling phase.
These extra of the hair which comes in senescence are actually visible as falling hair. These hairs are thinned out hair and are lifeless hair without much of the strength.
So you probably got a brief idea regarding your kind of hair issue in simple words. You also got the possible reasons for the hair issue.
For the betterment you have to curtail all the important reasons of falling and thinning of the hair. This is really good that you have stopped smoking and alcohol as are the most important of the causative factors for your hair problem.
For the betterment I suggest my patients to start with dietary management.
For the diet kindly follow the suggestions below:
1. Eat at least 3-4 different fruits saplings per day. You can make a combination of sour with sweet fruits such as oranges, papaya and other of seasonal fruits.
2. Pulses are good source of proteins. So everyday have a small bowel full of mixed pulses. Add green leafy vegetables additionally in the pulses which contains lot of iron and vitamins in it.
3. Sprouts are the best source of fibers, minerals especially iron, vitamins and proteins too. so add it at-least alternate day if you can not make in every-day's part of meal.
4. Over night soaked and peeled almonds will give you good vitamin E which is good for the hair growth.
5. Milk and milk products should be included in every-day's schedule.
6.Do light exercises and yoga with meditation daily.
7. Reduce your stress as all these have bit impact on skin so also on scalp skin.
If I were your dermatologist then would have prescribed you tablet containing Acetylcysteine, Calcium Pantothenate, Selenium, Zinc, Biotin, Copper as active ingredients (such as Xtraglo or H-vit forte or Essvit forte) for once daily.
Other than this an iron supplementation in diet and in tablet form is also helpful. You can take further guidance from a dermatologist.
Your unprotected sexual intercourse has nothing to do with the hair thinning so do not worry about the same.
It takes few months of the period to get better so judiciously and patiently follow the suggestions. Hope this information will help you. If you have further queries I will be happy to help.
"Wish you good health and happy new year"
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology & Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
"Telogen effluvium": various suggestions and guidance.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome again to the forum and thanks for posting your details so swiftly.
After analyzing your query with diligence and correlating with all the related information I can make out that you are suffering from the problem of "Telogen effluvium".
TO tell you simply let me explain you some medical facts regarding this type of thinning of hair and hair fall.
We have a hair cycle divided into three parts:
1. Growing phase (Anagen): more than 85 -90 % of hair are in this phase
2. Senescence phase(Catagen): around less than 10 % of hair are in this phase and is the phase before falling.
3. Falling phase (Telogen ): a very few percentage of hair.
We have almost 1 lac hair on our scalp and amongst them few percent of hair are in falling phase and then another 0.1% (around 50-100) of hair can fall everyday. In certain conditions such as stress or dietary imbalances or substance abuse like alcohol or smoking some more of the hair may come in falling phase.
These extra of the hair which comes in senescence are actually visible as falling hair. These hairs are thinned out hair and are lifeless hair without much of the strength.
So you probably got a brief idea regarding your kind of hair issue in simple words. You also got the possible reasons for the hair issue.
For the betterment you have to curtail all the important reasons of falling and thinning of the hair. This is really good that you have stopped smoking and alcohol as are the most important of the causative factors for your hair problem.
For the betterment I suggest my patients to start with dietary management.
For the diet kindly follow the suggestions below:
1. Eat at least 3-4 different fruits saplings per day. You can make a combination of sour with sweet fruits such as oranges, papaya and other of seasonal fruits.
2. Pulses are good source of proteins. So everyday have a small bowel full of mixed pulses. Add green leafy vegetables additionally in the pulses which contains lot of iron and vitamins in it.
3. Sprouts are the best source of fibers, minerals especially iron, vitamins and proteins too. so add it at-least alternate day if you can not make in every-day's part of meal.
4. Over night soaked and peeled almonds will give you good vitamin E which is good for the hair growth.
5. Milk and milk products should be included in every-day's schedule.
6.Do light exercises and yoga with meditation daily.
7. Reduce your stress as all these have bit impact on skin so also on scalp skin.
If I were your dermatologist then would have prescribed you tablet containing Acetylcysteine, Calcium Pantothenate, Selenium, Zinc, Biotin, Copper as active ingredients (such as Xtraglo or H-vit forte or Essvit forte) for once daily.
Other than this an iron supplementation in diet and in tablet form is also helpful. You can take further guidance from a dermatologist.
Your unprotected sexual intercourse has nothing to do with the hair thinning so do not worry about the same.
It takes few months of the period to get better so judiciously and patiently follow the suggestions. Hope this information will help you. If you have further queries I will be happy to help.
"Wish you good health and happy new year"
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology & Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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