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A member asked:

Is it safe to color your hair if your going thru telogen effluvium?

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Dr. Robert Jackson answered

Yes: It should not make it worse or better.

Answered 11/22/2020

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Its been 5 months and 12 days since my telogen effluvium started and stilll i am loosing hairs when ll the shedding stop please answer me?

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Can you have club hairs if u are experiencing male pattern baldnes? or is it specifically in telogen effluvium?

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How do we know whether we have telogen effluvium? Does the white bulb at the end of the hair give an indication of te?

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What causes chronic telogen effluvium in younger, premenopausal women and how is it treated? Can it be reversed and the hair regrown/thickened?

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Currently its my 7th month of telogen effluvium , i still lose hair even when i just pluck it , so still how many days is needed to resolve itself (but my thickness is good as my hairs were much more thicker earlier , i am a boy?

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