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can i get help for hair loss from the nhs?
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i have thinning hair.I am female.I have seen my gp they can find nothing.It has been getting worse.Started at 25.My hair line is going the same way as a mans.It causes me great disstress.If i can't improve it fine, but i want to at least stop it.It has been suggested i see a tricholigist, but i can't affort costly treatments.How can i find out if its my medication?

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August 11 2:05 PM (1 day later)
         
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IF you are suffering from a 'male pattern baldness' then it is eminently treatable and any good dermatologist / trichologist should be able to give appropriate medications for the same,
The most specific treatment for this is MINOXIDIL, however other contributing factors like stress, nutritional deficiencies, local infections and hormonal imbalances should be kept under consdieration and ruled out as needed.
You can read more here
http://www.forhair.com/women_female_hair_loss.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001173.htm

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August 11 2:22 PM (17 minutes and 8 seconds later)
         
Reply to Gaurav Gupta's Post: Thankyou but i want to know if i can get help from the nhs and how to find out if it is my medication?
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August 11 2:25 PM (2 minutes and 34 seconds later)
         
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You are most welcome, are you asking if NHS has Minoxidil in its inventory, or anything else,
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August 11 2:29 PM (3 minutes and 55 seconds later)
         
Reply to Gaurav Gupta's Post: If any treatment is avalable to me through my gp the nhs.And how i can find out if my medication is the cause.I want to know so i can tell my gp who is not much help
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August 11 2:39 PM (10 minutes and 15 seconds later)
         
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MINOXIDIL is a NON - NHS prescription medicine,
Read more here
You can consider buying this medicine from AMAZON.COM
since here you can buy a generic version at a very comeptitive price,

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August 11 2:55 PM (16 minutes and 7 seconds later)
         
Reply to Gaurav Gupta's Post: Thankyou how do i find out if it is my medication?IS THERE A TEST I CAN HAVE?

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