Hair Loss
Alternate Names : Alopecia, Baldness, Loss of Hair
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Call your Health Care Provider if
Call your doctor if:
- You are losing hair in an atypical pattern.
- You are losing hair rapidly or at an early age (for example, teens or twenties).
- You have any pain or itching associated with the hair loss.
- The skin on your scalp under the involved area is red, scaly, or otherwise abnormal.
- You have acne, facial hair, or menstrual irregularities.
- You are a woman and have male pattern baldness.
- You have bald spots on your beard or eyebrows.
- You have been gaining weight or have muscle weakness, intolerance to cold temperatures, or fatigue.
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