alopecia aerata and steroids

hi
i think i am victim of alopecia aerata....is it true that steroids can help?how about provillus?have you heard about that stuff?thanks

Truffy - Provillus? I'm not aware of any commercial hair loss product worth buying. The only thing in it that might help a little for Alopecia Arerata is zinc since that is only link that has been established.

Alopecia Arerata is also affected by growth hormone and/or IGF-1. Lastly, it is considered a breakdown in immune privilege, but it can easily be caused by stress.

If you have AA, I would suggest Fibroboost (Ecklonia Cava) to help boost growth hormone levels, take plenty of zinc and try Curcumin & Resveratrol for the stress factor.

how about progesteron??

truffy - Most likely it is not have any impact.

Estrogen and progesterone receptors in androgenic alopecia versus alopecia areata
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
WALLACE M. L. (1) ; SMOLLER B. R. (2) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Department of Pathology and Dermatology, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, ETATS-UNIS
(2) Department of Pathology and Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
In some situations, hair growth is under hormonal control. Androgenic alopecia is characterized as hormonally driven hair loss in the genetically susceptible individual. During pregnancy, hair growth is increased, as estrogen appears to prolong the anagen phase. However, postpartum hair loss is common, and thus may be related to a decrease in estrogen and or progesterone levels. In contrast, alopecia areata is not considered to be under hormonal control. We compared the immunohistochemical staining characteristics of nine cases of androgenic alopecia with those of 13 cases of alopecia areata using estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) markers. Estrogen receptor positivity in the dermal papilla was found in only two of 13 cases of alopecia areata, and in one case of androgenic alopecia. Six of 13 cases of alopecia areata demonstrated focal reactivity with the progesterone marker in a similar location, while only three cases of androgenic alopecia showed positivity with this antibody. Examination of the perifollicular fibroblasts for the ER marker showed positivity in one of 13 cases of alopecia areata and in one case of androgenic alopecia. Two cases of alopecia areata revealed focal staining in this location for the PR marker, while the androgenic alopecia cases failed to stain. These results indicate that estrogen and progesterone receptor expression is not significantly increased or decreased in the pilosebaceous units or surrounding mesenchymal cells in androgenic alopecia vs. alopecia areata. Therefore, an indirectly mediated process of estrogen/ progesterone control on hair growth and development must be presumed for cases of androgenic alopecia.

thanks for your text but my command of the english language is limited..translation...progesteron can help..right?

truffy - Progesterone is probably not going to be of any help with alopecia areata

ok...its just that some people experienced regrowth after taking progesteron....while its true that some other experienced shedding.....tough issue

truffy - While it is very true that pregnant women have a very noticeable thickening of their hair during the third trimester and subsequently lose this extra hair postpartum, it maybe be both the estrogen & the progesterone at work here.

Progesterone may help a little in men and believe me I have tried it in all sorts of ways since 1995. I have a relative who claimed it slowed down his hair loss, but in any case the results may not have been profound.

thanks for your valuable input.
its weird but i noticed my hairloss was considerably slowing down when i was taking protein(i was body building).let me remind you that my hairloss is stress related and affects all bodyhair