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Suggest Remedy For Excessive Hair Loss

Hi my wife takes thyroid pills for low throid. She started losing her hair this past june and her loss has steadily increased up to today. She is very worried about her excessive hair loss and she thinks it maybe due to taking the thyroid pills. What are your thoughts on this?
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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I really appreciate your concern, the hair fall could be due to endocrine dysfunction (Thyroid ) and it need to be managed accurately along with this hair root disease needs to be ruled out and it could be fungal disease, on tentative basis, "Selenium shampoo" and Minoxidile 5 % lotion can be used, hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.
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Suggest Remedy For Excessive Hair Loss

HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, the hair fall could be due to endocrine dysfunction (Thyroid ) and it need to be managed accurately along with this hair root disease needs to be ruled out and it could be fungal disease, on tentative basis, Selenium shampoo and Minoxidile 5 % lotion can be used, hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.