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Very extreme hairloss
My hair started shedding heavily about out 2 months ago. I went to the doctor and after running a blood test, I found that I had severe anemia extremely low iron levels (about 2.5). I started taking iron supplements and started using aminexil about a month ago. Things seemed to have gotten under control. However, about 3 days ago my hair started shedding like never before. I must've honestly lost 40% of my hair in 3 days. Can anemia by itself (even if it's severe) cause this much hairloss?
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There are many reasons for hair fall. So first and foremost we have to find the cause with the help of detailed history and examination. Some of the common causes are nutritional deficiency, hormonal causes like androgenic alopecia or patterned baldness, hypothyroidism, telogen effluvium etc. Unless we find and treat the cause there is no point in giving non specific treatment. Oils or shampoos do not have any effect on hair growth as they are not absorbed in the skin. Please call me or send photographs using online consult option for proper diagnosis and detailed prescription.
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