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Diagnosis and Treatments for Telogen Effluvium

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Telogen effluvium, also known as diffuse hair loss. In a normal scalp condition, 85% to 90% of your hair are in the Anagen phase. Around 5% percent of your hair will be in the Catagen phase and 10% in the Telogen phase. Telogen effluvium is an abnormal loss of hair which mainly occurs when some stress causes hair roots to be pushed prematurely into the resting state or due to alteration in the normal hair cycle.

Telogen Effluvium is found to affect more women than man. It is one of the most common types of hair loss affecting young women and even teenage girls. However, recovery is spontaneous and occurs within 6 months generally.

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Telogen Effluvium

Telogen Effluvium can be . Acute aswell as . Chronic.

You will notice the hair loss is much more than the usual hair loss. You will be noticing a lot of hair accumulating on your pillowcase, on the washbasin and in your hairbrush. A well-known method to check for telogen effluvium involves the pull test. Grabbing a small section of hair and gently pulling should render one or two hairs in the hand. If more hairs are released on a consistent basis telogen effluvium can be suspected.

. Acute Aswell of Telogen Effluvium

The most common type is Acute Telogen Effluvium where you will notice sudden large amount of hair loss. This condition usually last for a few days to a few weeks depending on the severity of the 'shock' your body receives.

Reasons Of Acute Aswell Telogen Effluvium :

• Pregnancy and Postpartumm
  This hair loss is triggered by the sudden changes in hormone levels. Some statistics suggest a 20% of mothers lose hair during childbirth and others suggest a figure closer to 45%. Fortunately in most cases the hair will return to normal 9-12 month after the child's birth.

• A short term illness
  Thyroid Gland Malfunction, Diabetes, Anaemia or other illness will cause acute aswell of Telogen Effluvium, and the hair loss may continue until the underlying cause is treated.

• Some drugs
  Some drugs have been reported as causing hair loss in some individuals. If the body has a hard time adjusting to the medication hair loss may occur. Discontinuing a medication can also cause hair loss, as the body may also have to adjust to the absence of the medication, Including :
  Alloppurinol ( for the treatment of Gout) Alloppurinol
  Heparin ( blood thinner)
  Coumarin (blood thinner)
  Clofibrate (Cholesterol lowering drug)
  Gemfibrozil (Cholesterol lowering drug)
  List for medication drugs cause hair loss

• Sudden mental stress
  The shock involved in a major operation can result in sudden hair loss. For example, surgery, family misfortune and more. Also after hair transplant surgery where follicles are transplanted on the scalp Telogen Effluvium almost always occurs. Due to the shock of sudden mental stress the hair follicles will fall out within about 3 months after which time new hairs will grow.

• Change in rapid diet weight loss
  Any change in diet can cause hair loss, especially if it is deficient in calories and nutrition and results in rapid weight loss.

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