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go ahead i think if you have Androgenetic Alopecia, and your hair is relatively strong you should be fine. a competant hairdresser (and it sounds like you've got yourself one) will know if it is safe to dye your hair. i do suggest non-permant or non-amnonia dyes. highlights will give the appearance of fuller...

this guy is a complete quack here's a quote from a "heterosexuals don't have to worry about HIV" topic: "If you're looking for a sexual lubricant that kills HIV and potentially other STDs, I discuss a much better alternative in my book". this guy is selling (by way of his book) a form of...

i'm on yasmin first congratulations on your success!! i'm on yasmin and i haven't had too many problems with it, although it may have contributed to my migraines. i believe we all should carefully consider going on any medication that is not medically neccesary. there's no way to tell how...

wow I'm sure most of us can relate to the confusing/conflicting nature of your story. It seems there is no easy answer to any of this. I do wonder if you are taking any other medications that may be an underlying cause? Such as anti-depressants. Any number of ordinary meds are now known to...

Hi, thought this might be of interest to people with likely Telogen Effluvium. I have always had a ridiculous amount of hair (I am 28). So much that people commented on it everywhere I went. I hated it and wore it up whenever possible. October 2001, I experienced a traumatic personal event that gave me severe...

glad to hear it! keep up the positive thinking!! congratulations!

Hi, like many, I suffer from this condition and am going through the ranks, so to speak, of medications, shampoos of increasing strength etc. Does anyone know of any natural solutions to this problem? Tea Tree oil, apple cider vinager etc? I think these harsh chemicals put us in an catch-22 with...

yasmin and anemia hi, i was in the same boat. had anemia-related hair-loss, had to go on bcp as it was due to heavy periods. after reading all these posts, i was VERY reluctant to go on a bcp, but so far with yasmin, so good. i went on iron for three months, with lots of shedding, which didn't...

Can anyone recommend one? I seem to need something stronger than H&S Intensive treatment. Any effective ones available from the drugstore? What are people taking that is from a Dr.? Any unpleasant side-effects? Thanks!

vitamins-this may be obvious, but just in case! a stylist i really like recomended seeing a qualified nutrionist/herbalist. she says she's seen very good improvement in women with hair loss who are on a specific regime to conteract any deficiences that may be causing or making the hair loss...

last post-please read ok, i really should be working rather than posting here. and its not fair because i'm female and all. but i was curious and read some of the posts on men' s general discussion. i understand that losing your hair is difficult even for men. but some of the things i have read...

wow had no idea i'd get so many responses. glad it was appreciated by some. of course some people will always be superficial, nothing anyone can do about that. but others will remain positive and reap the benefits.

There's an article on msn today about how to increase your sex appeal if you are a man. It states that most women don't really care about male hair loss, as long as its not a comb-over. Meaning, balding men who shave their heads, or keep it real short are sexy. As a woman, I completely...

hello most sane, intelligent women reason that there's a good chance any man they fall in love with will lose his hair at some point. the rates are 10% in your teens, 20% in your twenties and it of course gets higher as you age. that is just the facts. at 23, girls just aren't thinking about...

hi I'm not sure, but I can share my experience with Telogen Effluvium. I lost half of my hair in a month due to stress-related Telogen Effluvium. That meant I was having anxiety attacks every day and barely able to breathe, eat or sleep. This actually happend all of a sudden, but I had been very stressed out in the months...