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Hair Loss: Causes and Treatment Strategies

Regardless of your age and health, hair loss can be an embarrassing, emotional and psychologically damaging ordeal that can affect your mood, self-esteem and relationships. In many cases, hair loss has genetic ties, but that is just one of the possible causes. If you suffer from hair loss, it could be caused by: medication side effects, chemotherapy, an autoimmune condition such as alopecia areata, a chronic illness such as anemia or thyroid disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormone...