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It's no secret that nutrients play a vital role in maintaining healthy hair growth.

Chlamydia is one of the most common STIs in the UK. It is a bacterial infection passed on through sexual contact with an infected person. This includes anal, oral, and vaginal sex. Whilst both men and women can get chlamydia, it can affect each gender in different ways.

A migraine can seriously affect your daily life, but “how do I know if I am having one?”

Thinning hair, particularly around the frontal area, is often one of the first signs of balding in men. Whilst this is for the most part, a natural process, the anxiety and worry of hair loss may even accelerate this process.

"Is it dangerous to delay your period?”. A question most women will ask when they want to delay their period at some point in their life.

Smoking is not only a physical addiction but also a psychological one, and understanding what triggers the urge to smoke is a crucial step towards quitting.

Yes, stress can cause hair loss. There are four main types of stress-related hair loss, telogen effluvium, alopecia areata, trichotillomania and androgenetic alopecia. In most cases, hair usually grows back once stress is addressed or alleviated.

Finasteride is a popular hair loss treatment for men and is one of the few drugs that has been approved for treating male pattern baldness, also known as Androgenetic Alopecia. This is characterised by gradual thinning of the hair on the scalp, eventually resulting in a receding hairline or balding.

Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in women, yet it often goes unnoticed due to its subtle or even absent symptoms.

According to the NHS, approximately 6.5 million men in the UK are currently affected by hair loss. [1] On the other hand, around 8 million women in the UK experience hair loss and thinning. [2]

Androgenetic alopecia (male or female pattern baldness) is the most common form of hair loss in men and women. It becomes more common due to age, affecting nearly 50% of males by the age of 50.

When patients suffer from androgenetic alopecia, they are generally prescribed Finasteride or Dutasteride by their healthcare provider.