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HairSite Admin 26.01.2009, 07:17	Hair pull test (Androgenetic Alopcia (AGA) Female Pattern) Post reply
	Hair pull test The hair pull test is a simple test for the clinician to determine the ongoing activity and severity of any kind of hair loss. Its range of application in the diagnostic process reaches from androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata, to diffuse effluvium, to scarring alopecia. A bundle of about 50–60 hairs is grasped between the thumb, index finger, and middle finger from the base near the scalp. The hair is firmly, but not forcibly, tugged away from the scalp as fingers slide along the hair shaft. Another procedure is to use both hands, and grasp a tuft of hair between two fingers of one hand and pull at it with the other. Afterwards the number of extracted hairs is counted and, depending on the diagnosis, sometimes examined under the microscope, e.g., in loose anagen hair. If more than 10% of grasped hairs, or six hairs, are pulled away from the scalp, this constitutes a positive pull test and implies active hair shedding. If fewer than six hairs can be easily pulled out, this is considered normal physiologic shedding. The same procedure is repeated in four scalp areas (right + left parietal and frontal + occipital areas). To standardize the test and to obtain comparable results,patients are asked to refrain from washing their hair in the 5 days before the examination; however, some clinicians have a standard 2-day period between shampooing and the pull test, although it is important that they make this clear when reporting the results. The pull test is normally negative on the day of shampooing as all telogen hairs have been rinsed away. HairSite Admin is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO --- I offer research assistance for HairSite. email: hairsite@aol.com for free consultations ===================================== reminder: 1. FREE Hair Replacement System Worldwide
HairSite Admin 27.01.2009, 12:45 @ HairSite Admin	Hair pull test results Post reply
	Hair pull test results HairSite Admin is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO --- I offer research assistance for HairSite. email: hairsite@aol.com for free consultations ===================================== reminder: 1. FREE Hair Replacement System Worldwide
HairSite Admin 28.01.2009, 13:16 @ HairSite Admin	Complications Post reply
	Complications Discrepancies may arise because of differences in pulling strength, and in the density or thickness of hair shafts. The pull test is a very rough method and difficult to standardize, as it is subject to high interindividual variation among investigators. The pulling force is not distributed uniformly all over the whole hair bundle, which creates variation from one hair to another. It seems to be useful only in acute phases of hair loss in the more severe conditions. HairSite Admin is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO --- I offer research assistance for HairSite. email: hairsite@aol.com for free consultations ===================================== reminder: 1. FREE Hair Replacement System Worldwide