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I am sharing my post, after commenting on a wrong female thread on HairLossTalk.com:
I am a 25yo man, who's been shedding for 4 years now, following an unusual pattern: I am shedding everywhere, donor area included (could be DUPA).
After one year of unsuccesful 5mg daily oral minoxidil, my new tricho asked for blood tests to be performed. He claimed it was unusual to see oral minoxidil not yielding results and that my hair loss was most likely not Androgenetic Alopecia.
Here are the blood test results, in short:
A HairLossTalk.com user, badhabiz, suggested switching to a more absorbable form, like picolinate or better bislycinate, and considering taking boron (2weeks on 1 off) and copper (4mg every 50mg of zinc) with it.
He also invited me to reconsider my diet as it heavily influences zinc absorption. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10801947) : "Phytate, which is present in staple foods like cereals, corn and rice, has a strong negative effect on zinc absorption from composite meals."
I am sure my diet plays its bit in this disbalance. However, I have a low-carb diet as I barely eat any cereals. I mostly rely on fruits/veggies and proteins (both animal and vegetarian). I don't think I have much calcium in my diet either as I don't drink milk or eat yoghurts.
Has anyone ever faced a similar situation?
In any case, I sent my blood results to my tricho, who initially asked for the blood test. Will update the thread with his answer.
I am a 25yo man, who's been shedding for 4 years now, following an unusual pattern: I am shedding everywhere, donor area included (could be DUPA).
After one year of unsuccesful 5mg daily oral minoxidil, my new tricho asked for blood tests to be performed. He claimed it was unusual to see oral minoxidil not yielding results and that my hair loss was most likely not Androgenetic Alopecia.
Here are the blood test results, in short:
- My zinc level is very low (9,31 umol/L) despite a 45 mg daily intake of zinc citrate. The reference range is 9.18 to 18.4 umol/L.
- Everything else seems fine - at reference range average (copper, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B, ferritin, thyroid).
- I have low gamma GT (9 U/L vs a reference range at [8 - 61] U/L).
- Also had high direct bilirubin (4.9 mg/L vs <3 mg/L as a reference) but I am confident the latter was due to my saw palmetto intake destroying my liver (that I discontinued since).
A HairLossTalk.com user, badhabiz, suggested switching to a more absorbable form, like picolinate or better bislycinate, and considering taking boron (2weeks on 1 off) and copper (4mg every 50mg of zinc) with it.
He also invited me to reconsider my diet as it heavily influences zinc absorption. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10801947) : "Phytate, which is present in staple foods like cereals, corn and rice, has a strong negative effect on zinc absorption from composite meals."
I am sure my diet plays its bit in this disbalance. However, I have a low-carb diet as I barely eat any cereals. I mostly rely on fruits/veggies and proteins (both animal and vegetarian). I don't think I have much calcium in my diet either as I don't drink milk or eat yoghurts.
Has anyone ever faced a similar situation?
In any case, I sent my blood results to my tricho, who initially asked for the blood test. Will update the thread with his answer.