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A 24-year-old female asked:

Help! 12 months hair, eyebrow, pubic hair thinning. no patches. worse since november 2015. very stressed generally. alopecia or te?? 24 yo f. healthy.

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Dr. Charles Gordonanswered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Cause of alopecia??: Get a good workup. See a good dermatologist and get a biopsy. Good luck!

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Dr. Charles Gordon commented

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TE is self limited and there are good resources on the net explaining it in much more detail than I can in 400 spaces. You can see a good dermatologist. They are usually the docs who deal with hair loss issues.

Feb 9, 2016

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