To what degree will androgenetic alopecia increase shedding by?

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I am specifically talking about percentage/numbers of increased telogen hairs. If you shed 80 hairs a day before the start of aga how much will you shed when you start the balding process?

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

It is quite variable but generally 80-160 would be typical.See a physician if concerned and to make sure no other causes of shedding are present (such as psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis or telogen effluvium).

Craig L. Ziering, DO · Answer

The degree of shedding with AGA varies with the severity of AGA. It is important to eliminate any other or additional causes of hair loss that may be contributing to your loss.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

it is variable and depends on severity of baldness genes . Some of patients looses their native hair very fast in one year  and some others in years with a very slow rate of loosing /shedding hair.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

The degree of shedding from AGA varies with the aggressiveness of the AGA which varies in different people

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