Re:Link found between immune system and hair growth
by Throwaway787812 on Saturday June 25, 2022 @08:39AM
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Personal anecdote, I received glucocorticoid-based medication as treatment of my asthma-allergy-dermatitis trifecta for most of my life, still experienced considerable hereditary hair-loss starting in my twenties. So the solution might not be that straightforward.
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Re:Link found between immune system and hair growth
by taeric on Saturday June 25, 2022 @11:33AM
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I think this was less about male pattern baldness, and more on the mechanism of acute alopecia. I used to get steroid shots in my scalp as the only real treatment. The thinking at the time, was that it was suppressing my immune system. This is saying it may have been something other than that. Is my read.
Combined with the FDA just approving an alopecia drug, exciting time for folks with this. I'm less worried about having passed it to my daughters, now.