Thinning hair and steroids

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Hilary12
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by Hilary12 on Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:36 pm

Thinning hair and steroids

Does taking steroids cause hair loss?I am 70yrs old & my hair was thinking before I had to take steroids but since I've been on steroids my hair seems to have gone dramatically much thinner.

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Dr Anton Alexandroff
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by Dr Anton Alexandroff on Thu Aug 15, 2019 11:49 am

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Dear Hilary,

I am sorry to hear about your hair loss. Do you shed a lot of hair or it just goes thinner without much shedding?

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Dr Anton Alexandroff FRCP(UK) PhD CCT(Derm) FRSM FAAD
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Dr Adil Sheraz
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by Dr Adil Sheraz on Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:03 pm

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Dear Hilary

Thank you for your question. Steroids are not linked to hair loss and in fact a variety of conditions that cause hair loss are treated with both oral steroids such as prednisolone or topical steroid applications.

I guess I would need to know why you are on the steroids and the underlying problem may in fact be the cause of the hair loss. Various underlying inflammatory conditions can have a detrimental affect on hair growth.

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