Brief Answer: hair fall Detailed Answer: Hi See since the hair fall in your case is acute and sudden in onset, I would like to know if the hair fall is from the whole scalp or is it a male pattern type of hair loss. Please click a few pictures and send me . I would like to see if the hair fall is diffuse and from the whole scalp or from certain regions of the scalp. You can upload the pictures here on this page or you can mail them at YYYY@YYYY with heading as ref to Dr Geetika Paul. Dr Geetika Paul

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Brief Answer: Male pattern hair loss Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXXX See you are being treated on the correct lines at the moment. The kind of hair loss that you have is basically genetic in nature and is called the male pattern hair loss. You should continue to take the tablets as these are very essential in your condition. These do not have any major side effects, so do not worry about these. Next is the hair lotion that you are applying. I would recommend that you should increase the percentage of the minoxidil lotion to 10 percent since you are not getting the required results with a lower percentage. You should use one ml lotion twice a day on the affected areas. As far as hair treatment is concerned, any treatment that we do, takes at least three months to show its effects. Only after continuous medication for three months, we can hope to see good results. In case of hair fall, it takes atleast three month to stop further hair loss, then three months for hair growth. So do not expect any sudden results. Just continue with the treatment as advised. Also, as far as the use of finasteride is concerned, it is a very effective medicine in patients with such a hair loss but yes it does have a side effect of impotence though it is a rare side effect which can occur in 0.1 percent of people taking this. But this side effect is temporary and reversible which means that on stoppage of the medicine, it leads to normal sexual functions. But it is surely a patient's wish whether to go ahead with this drug or not. So I hope this clarifies your doubts. Please ask if you have any other query Dr Geetika Paul

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Brief Answer: Male pattern hair loss Detailed Answer: Hi See the type of hair fall that you have is basically hormonal or genetic . This means that external Care and factors just play a minor role. This essentially means that hair shampoos and oils would not affect the hair growth much in your case. Using a hair conditioner can help in minimizing hair fall due lo external factors though. The important thing that can help is diet. As much as possible, include things like meat, chicken and eggs in your diet if you are non vegetarian. Otherwise thing like dairy products, cheese, paneer, milk, vegetables like cauliflower, spinach, then various nuts and dry fruits are good for you. Fruits especially bananas are rich is biotin which helps in hair growth. Hope it helps Sorry, but we cannot share our details here on this forum. Dr Geetika Paul

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