Dedicated to women's health and well-being

Hair Loss MEMBERS

Include Hair Loss information on your My EmpowHer page
Hi I'm Rosa Cabrera, your Hair Loss guide.
EmpowHer guides are here to provide you with health information you need as well as connections to other women who share your conditions of interest.
Have a question? Message Me

Hair Loss

Alopecia refers to hair loss in areas of skin that normally have hair. There are two forms of alopecia: * Scarring—This is the loss of hair follicles, causing permanent hair loss. Cutaneous lupus erythematous and fungal kerions are the most prevalent forms of scarring alopecia. * Nonscarring—In this case, the hair shaft is gone, but the follicles are still present. Because the hair follicles still exist, it often is reversible. It can, however, develop into the scarring type. Alopecia areata is a type of non-scarring alopecia. It is an autoimmune process and the cause is not known. Hair loss lasts approximately six months.
View Hair Loss Page

Hair Loss Guides, Experts and HerWriters

Hair Loss Members

  • M
  • E
  • M
  • B
  • E
  • R
Calli

Message Me Calli

Added condition on November 15, 2009 - 6:02am

I suffer from Lupus/Sjogren's syndrome, fibromyalgia, IBS and auto-immune thyroiditis.

View Calli's Profile
  • M
  • E
  • M
  • B
  • E
  • R
Dmitry Gulko

Message Me Dmitry Gulko

Added condition on November 7, 2009 - 5:03pm
View Dmitry Gulko's Profile
  • M
  • E
  • M
  • B
  • E
  • R
therapygirl_2000

Message Me therapygirl_2000

Added condition on November 2, 2009 - 7:16am
View therapygirl_2000's Profile
  • M
  • E
  • M
  • B
  • E
  • R
onelife1976

Message Me onelife1976

Last commented on October 20, 2009 - 3:30pm

For me it became the “Fight of my life” The secret in life is letting Go...breathe and know that you will be Ok...these past 6 yrs of my life have been a roller coaster, but when I look ...

View onelife1976's Profile

What Do YOU Think? We want to know so we can help!

Poll
At what age should women start receiving mammograms?:
View Results

EmpowHer's Health Newsletter

The latest women's health news delivered to you each week

Encyclopedia

Get medical information about health conditions and procedures

Health Events Search for health related events in your area

NextCare Flu Shot Clinic

Provided by NextCare Urgent Care

NextCare Urgent Care (www.nextcare.com) has announced that it will provide flu shots this fall at all its clinic locations including Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina for $25.

When:
December 8, 2009, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Where:
NextCare Urgent Care - Tucson - Pima/Wilmot
6238 East Pima St.
Tucson, AZ  85712

Experts View original interviews of top medical experts

Dr. Daemon Jones
Dr. Daemon Jones
Naturopathic Physician
Dr. Marty Klein
Dr. Marty Klein
Licensed Marriage & Family Counselor and Sex Therapist
Sexual Health
Dr. William Parker
Dr. William Parker
Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Health News Read up-to-the-minute medical news & stories.

When Sleep Suffers, So Does Decisiveness

SATURDAY, Nov. 21 -- Sleep-deprived people may put themselves and others at risk when they need to make split-second decisions, U.S. researchers have found. The study, which included 49 U.S. ...
Read more