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    Glossary Hair Wash Test

    method to count hairs shed during a single washing session

    The Hair Wash Test, also known as the hair shedding test, is a method used to assess hair loss by counting the number of hairs shed during a single washing session. Typically, individuals are instructed to wash their hair after a period of not washing it for a few days, and then collect and count the hairs that fall out. This test helps in diagnosing conditions like telogen effluvium or other forms of alopecia by providing a quantitative measure of hair shedding.

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    1. Hair Shedding Evaluation for Alopecia: A Refined Wash Test Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2022 · 2 citations
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    4. Methods of hair loss evaluation: a comparison of TrichoScan<sup>®</sup>with the modified wash test Experimental Dermatology · 2013 · 14 citations
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    19. Postpartum telogen effluvium Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2015 · 7 citations
    20. A Case of Telogen Effluvium as COVID Sequelae Acta Scientific Women's Health · 2022
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    28. Distinguishing Androgenetic Alopecia From Chronic Telogen Effluvium When Associated in the Same Patient Archives of Dermatology · 2005 · 63 citations
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