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What Causes Excessive Hair Fall?

I am loosing my hair from almost 3 years n i am 18 now, when i wake up i see lot of hairs on my pillow n at the time of bath too. Now i shaved of my hair n hairs are growing again but now i can see hairs which are very tiny or which are growing now are shedding n the rest big hairs do not shed. What is the problem then ???
Fri, 15 Jul 2016
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Hair loss depends on whether you are male or female, itmay be completely normal at your age with the onset of pattern baldness which is a genetic condition ,it can exacerbate by stress,poor diet ,anemia ,drug use ,thyroid problems ,pregnancy and lactation.
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What Causes Excessive Hair Fall?

Hair loss depends on whether you are male or female, itmay be completely normal at your age with the onset of pattern baldness which is a genetic condition ,it can exacerbate by stress,poor diet ,anemia ,drug use ,thyroid problems ,pregnancy and lactation.