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What does it mean when your hair falls out?

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Hair loss: Hair loss can have many causes -- medications, endocrine disorders, autoimmune disease, or genetics -- i recommend you see your physician for an appropriate workup.

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/23/2014

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Dr. Michael Jones answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

More info?: Many possibilities: male pattern baldness, thyroid disease, skin condition, cancer, chemotherapy, malnutrition, trichotillomania (hair pulling/hair eating), over zealous barber...

Dr Ali and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 5/2/2015

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