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Ive been losing weight for the past 6 months as im losing weight ive lost lots of my hair if i were to go to the doctor what would they do?
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First of all: a Complete Physical exam with Complete Blood Count and Urinalysis. Then I would obtain THYROID TESTS (also blood tests for the most part) since this "sound like' your problem! Hope this helps! Good Luck Dr Z-
Answered 1/10/2015
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