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Asked for male, 20 years old from Navi Mumbai

I am a 20 year old male and I have chronic telogen effluvium. In December 2016, my brother who is 16 months older than me started experiencing temporal recession. Before it would be too late for me to start working on my hair preservation, I decided to join hair loss forums and get as much of information as I can. After lots of research, I came to a conclusion that I am ready for androgen antagonism with Bicalutamide. On October 10, 2017, I started my anti-androgen treatment with Bicalutamide 50 mg and Finasteride 1 mg daily. Everything was fine, until in January 2018, I got Folliculitis Barbae during shaving and I went to a dermatologist who prescribed me isotretinoin. The treatment was of five month duration with variable dosages between 10 mg to 40 mg. Ever since March 2018, I've been shedding a lot of hair (100-200 daily). I was aware of the drug induced telogen effluvium, so I didn't want to stress out about it. Now, that more than 10 months have passed, and the shedding is still on, I know that it is chronic telogen effluvium. Thanks to the anti-androgens, my hairline is intact and density (though reduced) is uniform. I even shed the new short and very fine regrowth that I get, so I believe this might be a direct implication of premature induction of catagen and consequently telogen phase. A couple of months ago, I started noticing massive shedding of pubic hair (which might be attributed to anti-androgens). I have got my thyroid function tested and everything is normal. There's no nutritional deficiency and no diabetes. I don't want to use Minoxidil, because I don't want to have increased hair growth on face (due to accidental trickling of the solution). Please suggest me something to treat Telogen Effluvium.

Dr. Heena Quraishi91%(725 ratings)

MD - Alternative Therapies, BHMS

Homeopath•Mumbai

Hi lybrate-user, First n foremost I would strongly suggest that Medicines should always be taken by an expert's advice. Long term usage of these Medicines have certain side effects. Now (according to you ,)you are facing chronic tellogen effluvium in which further hairloss can be prevented by paying attention to your vitamins and minerals intake (salads and nuts, use mild shampoo ,use of wooden comb, warm oil application are some of the measures to control further hairloss up to some extent. You...more

Health Query

My father is a prostrate cancer patient. It was diagnosed on 21st jan 2016 when he had problem of persistent back pain which got severe. Doctor after checkup told that he is suffering from stage 4 cancer. We shortly did prostrate removal surgery on 4th feb 16 and he was put on bicalutamide. Pain decreased and psa too decreased until august when psa started doubling rapidly and so we started docetaxel (radio therapy was done too before surgery as cell were pressing on nerve). Docetaxel helped until march 17 after which doctor put him under abiraterone but last november psa and pain start increasing again. According to bone scan cell were spreading so doctor advised cabazitaxel which is working as of now. My question is what are our future options for treatment and how economic will they be. Our total family income is around 50000 rupees per month.

Dr. Nalin Gosalia87%(469 ratings)

M.Ch - Surgical Oncology

Oncologist•Margao

these are hormone resistant cancers and do badly. If docetaxol had helped, I tend to go back on to it, as it’s cheaper
I do wish and pray that he responds.

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Health Query

I was a Prostate Cancer Patient stage 4, metastatized to Lymph Nodes and PSA 560. I underwent Orchidectomy Surgery and PSA steadily came down to 8 in 3 Months, 3 in 6 months, 2. in 9 months and 1.2 in ONE YEAR. Am I Cancer FREE or Cancer Cured or Cancer Controlled? What Further should I do to Prevent it from Recurrence?

Dr. Bharat Bhushan85%(19 ratings)

MD - Radiothrapy

Oncologist•Gurgaon

No , if you have underwent orchidectomy only then its incomplete treatment in your case .
Also i would like to know what was the Gleason score and was there any bone scan abnormality.
You should start taking Tab Bicalutamide 50 mg OD and also get a PSMA scan done.

Asked for male, 69 years old from Hyderabad

I am a prostate cancer patient I have taken lupride 11.25 inj 3 once in 3 months. Now psa is now 1.08, previously it is 60. Now Dr. Has prescribed zometa 4 mg 6 injs once in a month. I came to know that this inj has lot of side affects. Is it ok to take. Pl advise me.

Dr. Amit Goel91%(40 ratings)

MCh [Urology & Kidney Transplant], MS - ...read more

Urologist•Gurgaon

Mr. lybrate-user, inj zometa can be safely given if calcium and creatinine is normal. Even if some side effects are there they can be taken care of by doctors all medicines for that matter can have side effects.

Asked for male, 62 years old from Howrah

I have been suffering from enlargement of prostrate for last 2 years. During October 2015 my PSA was detected at 10.92.Thereafter I underwent TRUS and prostrate BX. But it revealed no sign of malignancy. However immediately after Prostrate BX, I was fallen acutely sick with complete retention of Urine. Accordingly, I was hospitalized in January 2016 and treated with iv injection and catheterization. At the time of discharge after one week with catheter in situ, I was advised to go for TURP at the earliest. However, I was not in favor of surgery. Hence, I had made consultation with another surgeon in last week of January 2016 and based on his advice I have undergone MRI Prostrate .PI Rads of MRI is 3/5. Depending on the report, he prescribed me the medicine contiflo-D and advised me to report after 1.5 months with PSA Report. Accordingly, I made report to him in FEBRUARY 2016 WTH MY PSA reading at 8.05. On going through the report, the doctor removed my catheter, prescribed the same medicine –contiflo-D, and asked me to report again in May 2015 with PSA REPORT. On 7th. May 2016, I visited the doctor with PSA reading at 6.05.The doctor then prescribed me Urimax-D and Calutide-50. In replacement of the earlier prescribed medicine. However on consuming Calutide-50, I being a bronchial Asthma patient, developed breathing problem. Accordingly, I made my PSA test on 13.06.2016 and visited doctor on 15.06.2016 with PSA report of 2.72 .On going through the report the doctor advised me to continue other medicine excepting Calutide and report after 03 months with report on PSA and Haemoglobin. I have made my PSA and haemoglobin on 02.11.2016 and the report of test reveals that PSA has been elevated to 5.27 while haemoglobin % has also increased from 14.0 to 14.4.With the report I have consulted my Urologist on 05.11.2016 and due to elevation of PSA he has advised me to continue Calutide again. I have learnt from my chemist that the medicine Calutide is generally prescribed for treatment of Prostate cancer. I am rather worried if I have been suffering from the said Incurable disease. In view of the above, kindly inform me if Calutide can also be prescribed for BPH. Regards.

Dr. Narendra Basappa Jogappanavar

MBBS,, MS,MRCS(Edinburgh),MCh Urology

Urologist•Mysore

Hi lybrate-user ,understood your problem, you underwent PI rads of MRI .PI rads (Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System)
PI-RADS 1: very low (clinically significant cancer is highly unlikely to be present)
PI-RADS 2: low (clinically significant cancer is unlikely to be present)
PI-RADS 3: intermediate (the presence of clinically significant cancer is equivocal)
PI-RADS 4: high (clinically significant cancer is likely to be present)
PI-RADS 5: very high (clinically signifi...more

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