Losing 400+ hairs a day. Need advice ASAP!

[mjk258]

For what its worth, I went to the doctor.
She said Telogen Effluvium and I couldn't really argue with her...

-Have I gone through a long period of stress then unstress? Yes
-Do you know where the loss is coming from? no (well I think I think its coming from the front-third but thats the only part that I can "accurately" compare to normal)
-Is my hair line receding? I don't know (btw what do you guys infer from the pic?)

She wasn't familiar with the term "miniaturization" but I'm not sure that its happening anyway. Are hairs that fall out in the case of male pattern baldness typically miniaturized? Are non-miniaturized hairs and miniaturized hairs equally likely to shed with male pattern baldness?

Wouldn't it take, say 5 years to ramp up to 400 hairs per day with male pattern baldness?

I really don't know whats going on. I don't think a Derm would take me any more seriously than the doctor did.

She did send me for some blood tests though

 

[mjk258]

Is hair loss within the realm of all general dermatologists? I should still be on file with a Derm that I went to for acne a few years ago. It would be a bit awkward if I go there and then have him tell me its not something he deals with.

 

[mjk258]

I'm going to go back tomorrow and ask for a dermatologist referral

 

[mjk258]

Went back today and saw a male Doctor. Got the hammer dropped on me, APA. He said get the blood tests done and then we'll talk.

 

[Paulgreer]

What is the blood test? I idnt know you could test for male pattern baldness from the blood? Dont you have to do miniaturization test and or biopsy ?

 

[twenty.five]

I'm going to go back tomorrow and ask for a dermatologist referral

Lots of derms know about as much about hair loss as a wikipedia page would tell them, so I would google and find someone in your area who has experience in dealing with hair loss and then ask your doctor to refer you to them.