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What Could Be The Reason For Having Hair Loss, Itching In Scalp And Redness In Private Areas?

i have been losing hair in great quantity,scalp itches, and also area around eyebrows, have lost some hair there too... have diabetes, not too high 140 and 185.area around privates gets red and itchy, candidis b helps, but after a while redness and itch begins again if i stop using it.Age 67, female.Please help. .
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Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
From your history, I would suggest you to rule out underlying thyroid disorder by getting a thyroid profile done.
For hair fall, you could benefit by taking oral supplements containing biotin, cysteine and methionine. This can be taken along with your diabetes medicines.
For itchy scalp, you could try a shampoo containing 2% ketoconazole 2-3 times a week.
Itching in the private parts could be dye to intertrigo or fungal infection. You could use the cream you have mentioned for 2 weeks twice a day. However , keep the area dry at all times as moisture promotes the growth of fungus. Use loose fitting cotton underwear. Avoid scratching or rubbing.
Hope these measures help you.
Take care.
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What Could Be The Reason For Having Hair Loss, Itching In Scalp And Redness In Private Areas?

Hello, Welcome to healthcare magic. From your history, I would suggest you to rule out underlying thyroid disorder by getting a thyroid profile done. For hair fall, you could benefit by taking oral supplements containing biotin, cysteine and methionine. This can be taken along with your diabetes medicines. For itchy scalp, you could try a shampoo containing 2% ketoconazole 2-3 times a week. Itching in the private parts could be dye to intertrigo or fungal infection. You could use the cream you have mentioned for 2 weeks twice a day. However , keep the area dry at all times as moisture promotes the growth of fungus. Use loose fitting cotton underwear. Avoid scratching or rubbing. Hope these measures help you. Take care.