Hair Loss - Anagen Effluvium

This condition, anagen effluvium, is the sudden loss or shedding of hair as a result of a cause other than the pattern baldness that's usually responsible. It can be the result of surgery, cancer treatment, ingestion of toxic substances, nutritional deficiencies or other medications. Anagen refers to the growth phase of the hair growth cycle in humans. It can last anywhere from 2 to 6 years (or more) and include up to 90% of the hair on the head. The telogen phase it the rest phase for hair, which usually lasts just a few months. After this rest phase is over, the hair that was resting is shed and replaced by new hair. We usually lose between 100 to 150 hairs a day under normal circumstances. Anagen effluvium is hair that is lost during the growth phase - the time wh View the rest of this article