Daily amount of hair shedding for women, what is normal?

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Dermatologists have told me that it's normal to shed 100 hairs every single day. I used to shed up to 40 hairs daily prior to hair loss. For the past year, I've lost on avg, 200 hairs every single day. When I tell Derms that I used to lose 150 hairs every day for several years, they make it seem as though that is near the "normal" average of 100 hairs. I do not believe that shedding 100 hairs every day is normal. I feel that women w/o hairloss might lose apx 100 briefly, such as around periods.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

If you used to shed 40 and now shed over 100 it is abnormal. There really is no debate. However, there are many causes of the increased shedding. For that you'd need a full review of your story and up close examine. Each person's body will inform them what is normal or abnormal. But if an individual once lost 40 and now loses over 100 it is abnormal. For another individual, 100 could be normal for them.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Shedding is normal for men and women.  The usual amounts of shed are in the 100-150 hairs/day range. Most people don't see the shed hairs nor the same number of replacement hairs that regrow every day

Daily amount of hair shedding for women, what is normal?

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