Hair Thinning and Damage, What are my Options?

There are many different things that can cause hair loss, some genetic, some physiological, and some psychological. While female pattern baldness (largely a result of aging and hormonal changes) is the leading cause of hair loss in women, severe stress is another cause. Others include: sleep deprivation, poor diet (vitamin deficiency), iron deficiency, pregnancy, untreated thyroid disorder, telogen effluvium. Since your blood work rules a couple of these out, I would recommend consulting a... more

A common cause of hair loss in women is telogen effluvium. This condition results from an abrupt shift of large numbers of anagen (growing) hairs into telogen hairs (hairs that are in the "resting" state). It is not unusual for women with telogen effluvium to lose more than 300 hairs per day. This form of alopecia generally begins about 3 months after a major illness or other stress (like surgery, giving birth, rapid weight loss, nutritional deficiency, high fever, or... more