A few weeks ago a good friend told me her hair was falling out. When she pulled her hands through her hair, she said, strands and strands of it would come out. I wondered if this was normal so I pulled my hands through my hair and not a single strand came out. What was up with her, we wondered? Was it the stress she had been undergoing recently or was it more serious?
I Googled her issue and an article I wrote on the topic came up at the top of the search (how cool is that?). According to me (and my article) it could be stress, it could be seasonal (we tend to lose a lot more hair in the fall) or it could be an iron deficiency. It could be also be a few other things. We decided her best bet would be to see a doctor and get her blood tested.
Turns out my friend was suffering from anemia caused by low iron in her blood. Her doctor has put her on major iron supplements. Since then I've read of other women with the same problem. Kate Fridkis was also suffering from anemia which caused her hair to fall out (read her story here).
Wondering what may be causing your hair loss? Could it be more than just the effects of fall? Check out "Help! My Hair is Falling Out. How Much is OK?"
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Help! My Hair is Falling Out originally appeared on About.com Beauty on Friday, November 12th, 2010 at 12:27:08.
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