Does vitamin d deficiency cause hair loss?

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Asked for Female, 30 Years

Everytime I comb my hair, there are strands of hairs in my brush. From the age of 30 I had hair loss, the amount of hair loss now a days had increased. Have tried all the different hair oils but no major result, I have been advised to start with Vitamin D supplements, but i wanted to confirm does Deficiency of Vitamin D hair loss.

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Dr. Govind Satheesh General Physician 5 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Govind Satheesh

General Physician 5 yrs exp Bangalore

vit d deficiency could cause hair loss but its not the primary cause for hair loss. you might be vitamin b deficient as well. ensure u dont have dandruff and water related issues too.

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