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A member asked:
43yo f. losing hair. have low iron taking iron pills. had a feverfew months ago. recent weight loss 30lbs. what could be cause hair losswhat do i do?
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Hair loss: many causes for hair loss, iron deficiency is one of them.as for the other symptoms you need medical evaluation
Answered 7/5/2015
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