High rate of sedimentation and fast hair loss at 18 years old?

February 9, 2017
Asked By:john514 in Canada, QC

I just got results from a blood test due to rapid hair loss. My sedimentation rate is at 40 and the normal rate for my age is between 0-10. Does a high sedimentation rate have something to do with hair loss? Can a high sed rate be caused by stress? What do I have to look at in the blood results to know if I have telogen effluvium ?

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