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What are the top reasons for women's hair loss?

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Hypothyroidism: Low thyroid or vitamin, like biotin deficiency.

Answered 12/13/2014

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Multiple: Difficult to narrow down as there are entire books written on this topic. 1st is to determine if it is scarring or non-scarring. If just thinning and non-scarring, is hair slowly getting thinner (female pattern) or falling out in clumps (telogen effluvium). Also, alopecia areata is non scarring and can be coin shaped area on scalp to full body. I usually check thyroid and iron stores too.

Answered 1/20/2014

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Pregnancy, diet: Post-partum - after childbirth (weeks to months), poor diet (restricting calories, limiting protein), major physical stress (surgery, illness, anesthesia) or psychological stress, thyroid disease, rheumatologic disease -like lupus, dermatological disease - like psoriasis, alopecia areata. May also be caused by pulling hair back too tightly in ponytail/braids.

Answered 7/21/2016

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