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A member asked:
Hi doc i lost my hair a lot after pregnancy.can i use biotin pills to grow hair.?? how many mcg s of pills shld i take daily n how many months
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The dose: most vitamin companies sell is 5000 mcg. There is no good evidence that Biotin will increase the speed of hair growth however. Hope this helps!
Answered 9/4/2014
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