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Scalp hair loss in women
Hair Loss in women – you need to think outside the square
I recently had a patient aged in her late 30s who had lost all the hair on her scalp 5 years before she came to see me. This condition of total scalp hair loss is called Alopecia Totalis and is very challenging to treat. With such a distressing condition it was predictable that this poor woman had been to innumerable specialist doctors and was not getting anywhere. She remained totally bald. She also complained of lack of menstruation and fatigue. Alopecia is an autoimmune condition where the immune system attacks the hair follicles and the longer you have it the harder it is to get the hair to regrow. I found that this woman had slight liver dysfunction and gluten intolerance and these things are common in autoimmune disease. Her blood levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) were not elevated so she was not menopausal. Tests revealed that she was low in vitamin D and iodine and her thyroid gland was slightly sluggish. I said to her that we should be able to get some hair regrowth but in alopecia one is always guarded about being too optimistic. I prescribed the following program:- A low dose of porcine thyroid extract and Thyroid Cream
- Thyroid Health Capsules, which contain proper doses of vitamin D, iodine and selenium. I always prescribe selenium for autoimmune disease, as it regulates the immune dysfunction seen in such cases.
- Progesterone cream and a troche of low dose bio-identical estrogen; this would hopefully restore her menstrual cycle. I also recommended FemmePhase capsules - 2 daily to support a more balanced level of female hormones.
- A liver formula called Livatone Plus to improve her liver function, which would enable her immune system to calm down.
- A gluten free diet and raw juicing.
- Sex hormones
- Thyroid hormone
- Gut health and diet
- Liver health
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To find out more about the cause we recommend seeing your doctor to organise a blood test to look at testosterone levels, vitamin B 12, CRP, serum iron studies, full blood count and thyroid function.
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Kind regards,
Jessah Shaw
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