Hair loss has many causes, including hereditary patterns, illness, stress, medicines, tight hairstyles, autoimmune disease, thyroid problems and nutritional deficiencies. Finding the cause matters because treatments are not interchangeable.
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Hair loss & thinning hair
Hair loss has many causes, including hereditary patterns, illness, stress, medicines, tight hairstyles, autoimmune disease, thyroid problems and nutritional deficiencies. Finding the cause matters because treatments are not interchangeable.
MMS plain-English explanation
Understand the concern without losing the medical meaning.
Not all hair loss is the same. Some people shed more hair after illness or stress, while others have gradual pattern hair loss or inflammation affecting the scalp. The best treatment depends on which process is actually happening.
✓Whether loss is sudden, gradual, patchy or diffuse
✓Scalp symptoms, hair-care practices and tight hairstyles
✓Recent illness, major stress, childbirth, rapid weight change or new medicines
Medical / dermatology assessment
The cause should be identified before choosing supplements, hormonal treatment or procedures because no single treatment fits every form of hair loss.
Thyroid and nutrition review
Thyroid disease and deficiencies such as iron or protein deficiency can contribute in selected patients and should be tested only when clinically appropriate.
This information can help you understand possibilities and prepare better questions. It does not confirm a diagnosis or make a treatment suitable for you. A qualified healthcare professional needs to review your personal symptoms, history, examination, tests, medicines and contraindications before making a medical decision.
What usually needs checking first
- ✓Whether loss is sudden, gradual, patchy or diffuse
- ✓Scalp symptoms, hair-care practices and tight hairstyles
- ✓Recent illness, major stress, childbirth, rapid weight change or new medicines
- ✓Family history and pattern of hair thinning
- ✓Blood tests or dermatology assessment when history or examination suggests an underlying medical cause
Seek prompt medical attention if
- !Rapid patchy hair loss with scalp inflammation, pain or scarring
- !Hair loss with significant systemic illness or unexplained weight loss
- !New rash, blistering or signs of serious infection
- !Sudden hair loss after starting a medicine or exposure that may require urgent medical review
Topics you may discuss
Not every treatment belongs at the same evidence level.
These links are intended to help you research and prepare questions. They are not a recommendation that you undergo the treatment.
Medical / dermatology assessment
Assessment firstThe cause should be identified before choosing supplements, hormonal treatment or procedures because no single treatment fits every form of hair loss.
Read more →Thyroid and nutrition review
Assessment firstThyroid disease and deficiencies such as iron or protein deficiency can contribute in selected patients and should be tested only when clinically appropriate.
Read more →Next step
Turn research into a qualified discussion.
Bring your symptoms, history, medications, test results and questions. MMS can help organise the discussion; a qualified professional decides what assessment or treatment is appropriate.